shrink from

Example Sentences

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"Profits will shrink from $45 billion in 2025 to $23 billion this year. And margins will shrink from 4.2 percent to 2.0 percent," he said, referring to the net margin.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

It projected that national real GDP growth would shrink from around 2.3% this year to 1.8% next year.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Mr. Bennett doesn’t shrink from the politics that lie behind soccer.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

They discovered that, unlike the polar filaments formed by similar systems in other bacteria, the filaments in Anabaena are bipolar, meaning they can grow and shrink from both ends.

From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026

Your Honor, literally I shrink from the mere recital of this dastardly crime.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright