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
These deposits trigger a series of damaging changes that eventually lead to brain shrinkage and declining cognitive function.
From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2026
The bore is turned of smaller diameter than its shaft, and the amount of difference is termed the allowance for shrinkage.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
Vocabulary lists containing shrinkage
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -age
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