shrunk

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Germany's manufacturing sector shrunk to a share of 19.5 percent of the country's economy in 2025, according to official figures -- its lowest level for many years.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

The river has shrunk dramatically since 2000 in a megadrought that scientists say is probably the most severe in 1,200 years.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

River recalled that "she just shrunk and shrunk until it was like watching an impersonator trying to be my sister from memory."

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

LIAN, Philippines—Since oil prices surged in the wake of the U.S.-Iran war, Filipino vegetable farmer Bic Pagkaliwangan’s already thin earnings have shrunk by half.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

The bag shrunk to the size of Edgar Allan Toad, and Mr. Dimblewit picked it up and stuffed it in his pocket.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega