shrinkage
Example Sentences
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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
Three patients had complete tumor clearance and the majority of responders saw more than 50% tumor shrinkage.
From Barron's • May 11, 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 follows lackluster economic performance in 2025, which plummeted the company’s shares by 25% in February.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
The crumbling of institutions kept even step and pace with the shrinkage in the stock of money and the falling of prices.
From Money: Speech of Hon. John P. Jones, of Nevada, On the Free Coinage of Silver; in the United States Senate, May 12 and 13, 1890 by Jones, John P. (John Percival)
Vocabulary lists containing shrinkage
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -age
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