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shrunk

[shruhngk] / ʃrʌŋk /




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After 1928, women's middle-distance shrunk into the shadows for the next few decades.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Bass has also backed growing the size of the LAPD, though the force has shrunk under her leadership.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

According to the simulations, the heliosphere may at times have shrunk to a size smaller than Earth's orbit, temporarily leaving our planet outside the Sun's protective bubble.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026

The number of long-term unemployed has also shrunk, however, to add to the evidence of stabilized labor market.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026

His cloak flapped around him, too large suddenly, as if the man inside had shrunk.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry




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