shrink
verb (used without object)
to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance.
shrinks
Example Sentences
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Treasury yields fell amid flight to safety as risk appetite shrinks in global markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
India's neighbour China has spent years grappling with an ageing population, rolling out measures to encourage younger people to marry and boost births as its workforce shrinks.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
That kind of loyalty will be even more critical as the Hollywood landscape shrinks, with the merger of Warner Bros.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
The figure shows what analysts forecast the companies to earn over the coming year on a rolling basis; when earnings rise while the stock price falls or stays flat, the P/E ratio shrinks.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 10, 2026
Charlie, frightened by the hysteria and the screaming, shrinks into a chair whimpering softly.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
