- past tense form of shrink.
shrank
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They were also potent for exactly the same reason: they took a distant argument about nationhood and shrank it down to lunch.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
Ms. Frizzle often shrank her steel steed and its occupants to microscopic sizes so they could explore places they’d never seen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
Evergrande's stock market valuation shrank by 99% before its shares were removed from the Hong Kong exchange in August 2025 after more than a decade and a half of trading.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
The occupations most exposed to AI’s reach shrank by 0.2% year over year in June, according to research from ADP and Stanford University.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
Michael shrank to the size of a grape.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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