contraction
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The Chicago Business Barometer, compiled by MNI Indicators, rose to 62.7 in May from 49.2, a level of contraction in April.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Readings above 50 indicate expansion in the economy, while less than 50 indicates contraction.
From Barron's • May 24, 2026
In this view, the Big Bang evolved from conditions in a preceding contraction.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
The author ponders whether Offa’s name is a contraction of Osfrith—his father was Thingfrith and his son was Ecgfrith.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
She ran, an animal endowed with contraction and extension; she ran; I have forgot my mantilla.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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