shrinkage
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Their findings raise the possibility that lower doses of cisplatin might achieve comparable tumor shrinkage while reducing side effects.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 20, 2026
Three patients had complete tumor clearance and the majority of responders saw more than 50% tumor shrinkage.
From Barron's ● May 11, 2026
In men, the brain showed more shrinkage earlier in the disease’s progression — from normal cognitive health to mild cognitive impairment.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 13, 2026
The move exacerbates global economic damage, with an oil shock already affecting Asia and with Gulf countries facing significant GDP shrinkage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
The amount of allowance for shrinkage varies with the diameter thickness, and kind of the material; but more may be allowed for wrought iron, brass, and copper, than for cast iron or steel.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
"Typically, it will suffer about five to 10% volume expansion or shrinkages," Wang said.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 29, 2025
There were deeper ones during the mid-70s, early-80s and the 2008 Financial Crisis that all resulted in shrinkages in the economy for two years in a row.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2024
The study revealed Sapria and Balanophora have lost 38 per cent and 28 per cent of their genomes respectively, while evolving to become holoparasitic -- record shrinkages for flowering plants.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2023
“And a majority of States forbid age discrimination by political subdivisions of any size. . . . No untoward service shrinkages have been documented.”
From Washington Post ● Nov. 6, 2018
The resistance and shrinkages of built up cannon, with application to United States army ordnance.
From United States Government Publications, v. 8 Jan-Jun 1892 A Monthly Catalog by Compiled
Vocabulary lists containing shrinkage
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -age
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