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shrank

American  
[shrangk] / ʃræŋk /

verb

  1. a simple past tense of shrink.

shrank British  
/ ʃræŋk /

verb

  1. a past tense of shrink

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Those divestitures shrank the segment’s top line by 65% year over year in the August quarter.

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Following the lake's formation in 1995, its surface area gradually shrank as cracks began to appear.

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Key details: New orders shrank for the fourth month in a row.

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“A Complete Unknown” shrank the frame, capturing Dylan’s emergence as a folk singer and subsequent rupture with the scene that made him a star.

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Nike Inc. reported fiscal second-quarter results that beat Wall Street’s expectations, but its margins shrank, and management said the sneaker and athletic-gear giant was “in the middle innings” of its comeback plan.

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