shrinkage
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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
The sector’s shrinkage reflects years of yo-yo profitability and of returning gobs of cash to shareholders because companies lacked good reinvestment opportunities.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 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 Kala-tso evidently at one time came right up to this ruined town of Khetam, and the fact that it is deserted now is probably due to the shrinkage of the lake.
From Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 by Howard-Bury, Charles Kenneth
Vocabulary lists containing shrinkage
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -age
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