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shrink

[shringk] / ʃrɪŋk /




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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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