shrink
Example Sentences
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Key details: New orders shrank for the third month in a row, offsetting a small bump in production in November.
From MarketWatch
Even in Lebanon, which has the highest proportion of Christians of any Arab country, the community’s share is shrinking.
Trade and journalistic art criticism are both rooted in mass media, now threatened as their platforms shrink and disappear.
From Los Angeles Times
China's factory activity shrank for an eighth straight month in November, official data showed Sunday, suggesting the world's second-largest economy remains subdued despite a trade truce with the United States.
From Barron's
Economists are expected to follow the report with warnings about shrinking spare capacity, rising inflation risks and a likely end to the Reserve Bank of Australia’s easing cycle after just three cuts.
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