shrinkage
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Small studies suggest these sprays may help memory or reduce brain shrinkage, but delivery methods remain a challenge.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 17, 2026
And, he wondered, given balance-sheet expansion that mainly works through financial markets, what if they respond poorly to further shrinkage?
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
Early results presented at a cancer research conference showed tumor shrinkage and slowed disease progression in patients who had few other options.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 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
For gauging work of very large diameter, as, say, several feet, to minute fractions of an inch, as is necessary, for example, for a shrinkage fit on a locomotive tire, the following method is employed.
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
Hickory, young oak, especially red oak Up to 10 The figures are the average of radial and tangential shrinkages.
From Wood and Forest by Noyes, William
Vocabulary lists containing shrinkage
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -age
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