shrank
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With Friday’s update, Raman’s share had risen to 25% and Pratt’s shrank to 28%, for a 3 percentage point gap.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
The economy 21-country eurozone shrank 0.2 percent compared to the previous three-month period, according to the EU's statistics agency, which had earlier estimated first quarter growth to be near-flat at 0.1 percent.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
Canada’s economy unexpectedly shrank for a second consecutive quarter as activity stalled at the start of the year, raising the likelihood the country dipped into a recession.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
Yet one-third of patients who received RP1 after progressing on other drugs entered remission, and tumors shrank in nearly all.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Ada shrank back, and her gaze flicked to the gate.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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