shrunk

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New research shows that the ranks of the affluent have grown markedly over the last 50 years or so, while the lower rungs of the middle class have shrunk.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Sydney-based AI consultant Conyngham told AFP that eight-year-old Rosie's mast cell cancer is now in partial remission and her biggest tumour has shrunk dramatically.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

While European militaries have shrunk since the end of the Cold War, they remain trusted allies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

The Colorado River, another major water source for Southern California, has shrunk over the last quarter of a century amid a megadrought worsened by rising temperatures.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

Harry felt strangely diminished, as though he had shrunk a little since he had entered the room.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling