Example Sentences
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While the company will “struggle to grow,” the current stock price implies that its business shrinks 5% each year in perpetuity, he added.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
Davis knows how much the world shrinks when you become a caregiver.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026
Because the organ gradually shrinks after puberty and produces fewer new T cells over time, many scientists assumed it played only a limited role in adult health.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 1, 2026
The maximum match, which is 50% of what the worker puts in, shrinks as income rises.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
Also, the boy-Human had begged me to mount a rescue operation, and let it never be said that the Lord High Emperor of All Cats shrinks from a challenge!
From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth
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