- past tense form of shrink.
shrank
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It’s been a while since we’ve had a decent ”Honey, I Shrank the ___” comedy.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026
Shrank have been replaced by gang unit officers and special investigators tasked with gathering intelligence and documenting and collating gang members in databases.
From Salon • Dec. 18, 2021
Dr. William Shrank, chief scientific officer at CVS Health, estimates the cost to the patient at between $7,000 and $12,000 a year.
From The Verge • Jun. 9, 2015
But Dr. William Shrank, chief scientific officer at CVS Health, estimates they will cost $7,000 to $12,000 a year.
From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2015
The toe Shrank back Into place, And on that day I began to think Of Kool-Aid not As sugar on The tongue But as medicine.
From "Neighborhood Odes" by Gary Soto
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