shrank
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Years ago he shrank his own office to enlarge a lounge for a singer-songwriter who needed space to camp out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
But she said the production and construction sectors shrank over the three-month period.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Meanwhile, the information sector shrank by 10,000 jobs in September.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
In 2025 -- one of the warmest years on record -- glaciers also shrank across all regions, even as groundwater levels in many parts of the world are in multi-year decline, it found.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
I thought, questioning, looking at the three faces as if to read their thoughts; but there was nothing to see save alarm; they shrank a little from my vehemence.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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