shrinking

Example Sentences

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With prices rising faster than actual sales, restaurants are fighting over a shrinking pool of customers.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

Large areas are becoming wetter and boggier, while native megaherbs such as Pleurophyllum and Stilbocarpa are shrinking back.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

Moderna faces shrinking Covid vaccine demand and regulatory challenges, with its mRNA platform central to its valuation.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Warmer temperatures are also shrinking the snowpack in the Sierra Nevada, he said, and that means more and more of the state’s water will come from big downpours during atmospheric rivers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

And for a few minutes I felt happy, because instead of our Circle of Friendship shrinking, the way I’d worried it might be, it actually seemed to be growing.

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee