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shrink

[shringk] / ʃrɪŋk /




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They argue the move would reduce bargaining power for writers and crews, shrink project options, and ultimately limit choices for viewers.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Still, some tech executives have acknowledged that they think the overall workforce will shrink, while others say AI will create new jobs.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

In pre-market trading Wednesday, the ADRs were indicating 5% lower so already showing the premium beginning to shrink.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

“A combined Paramount-WBD will have the scale and resources to reverse the current trends in our industry and expand opportunities for writers, not shrink them,” a company spokeswoman said in a statement.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

"We're both crazy. So, let's both go see a shrink."

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

As the salad dressing category shrinks and sales decline, Clorox is experimenting with the size and shape of its products.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

Nevertheless, the claustrophobic framing shrinks an epic voyage into small-screen content made solely for a bored child to hold right up to their nose.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

While the company will “struggle to grow,” the current stock price implies that its business shrinks 5% each year in perpetuity, he added.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

If the best fleets can generate their own demand in dense markets, Uber’s aggregation value shrinks to secondary cities and overflow capacity.

From MarketWatch Jun. 24, 2026

He goes on: “The great toe is the sixth part of the foot.… When the arm is bent, the fleshy part shrinks to two-thirds of its length.…”

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

The Swiss chocolate maker said a "necessary groupwide" price surge of 11.8% was one of the reasons revenue shrank in the first half of this year, particularly in the UK, Germany, and Switzerland.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

As continental shelves shrank, more phosphate entered the water.

From Science Daily Jul. 16, 2026

A tumbling stock price, however, shrank the value of those holdings by $2.4 billion last year, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

The volume of Swiss glaciers shrank by 38 percent between 2000 and 2024.

From Barron's Jun. 27, 2026

With a click she shrank the spreadsheet and like magic there it was: a window listing the patients in just the period she’d wanted.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

Marcos Rosa, an evangelical pastor who spends his days visiting remote Amazonian villages, said PIX hasn’t only made payments easier but also shrunk distances across the world’s biggest rainforest.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

And in Vologda, Nikolai, a motorist who declined to give his surname, said "more stations have started working again, and petrol deliveries have become more frequent. Naturally, the queues have shrunk".

From Barron's Jul. 18, 2026

Because of this, she hasn’t raised prices in the past few years—even as her margins have shrunk.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

Many large companies already have shrunk their offices or given up on downtown, including Deloitte and KPMG.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 6, 2026

The station seemed even dimmer than before, as if the windows had shrunk since I entered the building.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

But when given the opportunity, Sasaki has shrunken in recent outings, struggling with both his command and his ability to pitch deep into games.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 3, 2026

Buffett liked the monopoly status of newspapers, which has been largely destroyed over the past 20 years, leaving the industry greatly shrunken and far less profitable.

From Barron's Feb. 17, 2026

On top of a degraded infrastructure, it would have to contend with a shrunken military and new threats such as drones.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 27, 2025

The individual beans, which resemble shrunken dates due to their wrinkly dark exterior, can also be microplaned to create a fine powder, according to a guide from Great British Chefs.

From Salon Sep. 19, 2025

Suddenly the door swung inward, revealing a tiny shrunken man.

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson

Edward Afful, a fisherman of 20 years, says shrinking catches have left many crews struggling to recover the cost of fuel for their boats.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

Despite the acclaim his Birmingham restaurant The Wilderness commands, Claridge says the reality behind the kitchen doors is one of soaring costs, shrinking margins and constant uncertainty.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Rather than waiting for cancer to return after an initial treatment, the researchers propose switching to another therapy while the tumor is still shrinking.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

The region primarily relies on water from the overtapped and shrinking Colorado River.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

“I fancy,” said Estella, shrinking “that must be a curious place.”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens




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