shrinking

Example Sentences

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The UN appeal comes as global aid cuts hit hard in Afghanistan, with those crossing the border entering a country where jobs are scarce and support has been shrinking.

From Barron's • Jul. 3, 2026

“When you see loan terms extending to record lengths, down payments shrinking, and monthly payments hitting all-time highs, you’re looking at a clear recipe for long-term financial strain,” Edmunds Head of Insights Jessica Caldwell says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026

The Big Tech types whose main value still stems from their consumer products, like Apple, have no choice but to wait behind the preferred clientele, and to price-gouge their own shrinking inventories in the meantime.

From Slate • Jul. 2, 2026

For decades now, the percentage of Americans who call themselves Christian has been shrinking, and it’s not due to a lack of exposure to religion, but the opposite.

From Salon • Jul. 1, 2026

But with Max abandoning us the way he was, I could feel my Circle of Friendship shrinking.

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee