How to pronounce retrenchment
Listen to retrenchment in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
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“retrenchment” in real sentences
51 clips in the index · 1 American · 28 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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I would say it encourages retrenchment.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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we're in the same cycle of threats and then retrenchment and threats and retrenchment, and we
PBS NewsHour · hear it here
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to try to make sense of what is animating such retrenchment.
TED · hear it here
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Our approach is not simply retrenchment, it is to reform and rebuild.
UK Parliament · hear it here
Why real speech
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