shrinkage
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The scans showed that fish oil supplements did not slow shrinkage of the hippocampus, a brain region critical for memory that is commonly used as a marker of brain aging and Alzheimer's risk.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 29, 2026
And, he wondered, given balance-sheet expansion that mainly works through financial markets, what if they respond poorly to further shrinkage?
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
The law’s goal of promoting national self-sufficiency in shipbuilding has been met with fleet shrinkage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
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 in the raw state then is mechanical, and distinct from that which takes place in the oven under the influence of heat.
From British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. by Arnoux, L.
"Typically, it will suffer about five to 10% volume expansion or shrinkages," Wang said.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 29, 2025
There were deeper ones during the mid-70s, early-80s and the 2008 Financial Crisis that all resulted in shrinkages in the economy for two years in a row.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2024
The study revealed Sapria and Balanophora have lost 38 per cent and 28 per cent of their genomes respectively, while evolving to become holoparasitic -- record shrinkages for flowering plants.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2023
“And a majority of States forbid age discrimination by political subdivisions of any size. . . . No untoward service shrinkages have been documented.”
From Washington Post ● Nov. 6, 2018
A. The resistance and shrinkages of built-up cannon, with application to United States army ordnance.
From United States Government Publications, v. 8 Jan-Jun 1892 A Monthly Catalog by Compiled
Vocabulary lists containing shrinkage
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -age
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