shrink
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Shrink Solves Murder is for everyone, she said, but particularly those who enjoy Agatha Christie and Richard Coles novels.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
Appeared in the May 28, 2026, print edition as 'Why the Fed’s Balance Sheet Needs to Shrink'.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
Shrink, reduced to shoplifting, has become an all-purpose defense of executives tasked with explaining to investors why profit and margin growth may have slowed.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2023
It used patterns it found in all that text to generate recommendations: Shrink the court size to reduce the distance players need to travel in wheelchairs.
From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2023
Shrink, I told myself, curling my spine down, bending my face to the task in front of me, shrink and disappear.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
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