is contracting
- present progressive of contract (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Its taxi fleet is contracting at a swifter pace, with the fleet size falling 8.7% on year in 4Q 2025, double the 4.1% drop in 4Q 2024, the head of research notes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
A survey of purchasing managers by the Institute of Supply Management shows that hiring is contracting External link for both the manufacturing and service sectors.
From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2025
The problem is that contraction is great as long as it’s not your business that is contracting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2025
Past years would have demanded a term lamenting Peak TV's glut, but that blimp is contracting.
From Salon ● Dec. 30, 2023
My face is soaked, my chest is contracting.
From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
