contraction
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Those steps, along with an embargo of Iranian trade, have caused a contraction of Iran’s economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Once contraction begins, this network tightens inward and then returns to its original configuration.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
By understanding how Spirostomum repeatedly triggers and resets its calcium-driven contraction system, researchers hope to uncover principles that could be adapted for synthetic devices.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
Right now, stocks have been cushioned from rising bond yields because earnings growth has offset the P/E multiple contraction caused by higher rates, while bond-market volatility has remained subdued.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Another contraction begins, more violent than the last.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
Sarah, 41, had been admitted to hospital on 14 September, six days after initially experiencing contractions.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
In the immediate vicinity of the conflict, the bank expects to see economic contractions in Iraq, Kuwait and Qatar of 8.9%, 6.4% and 5.7% respectively.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
The resulting neural circuit was functional enough to trigger contractions in tiny clusters of muscle cells.
From Science Daily ● May 29, 2026
More than a week overdue and with contractions that had begun 48 hours earlier, she arrived at the maternity ward at around 22:00 on 4 September, 2023.
From BBC ● May 11, 2026
She’d nearly miscarried in the first trimester, and now that she was approaching twenty weeks, she was beginning to have contractions.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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