shrinkage
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The law’s goal of promoting national self-sufficiency in shipbuilding has been met with fleet shrinkage.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 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 shrinkage follows lackluster economic performance in 2025, which plummeted the company’s shares by 25% in February.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
It helps reduce the effects of dihydrotestosterone, a hormone linked to follicle shrinkage, while also protecting hair follicle cells from premature cell death.
From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2026
Canute was in England with a good army, but his forces doubtless had decreased in numbers since the landing in the previous August, and further shrinkage was inevitable.
From Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age by Larson, Laurence Marcellus
Vocabulary lists containing shrinkage
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -age
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