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shrink

[shringk] / ʃrɪŋk /




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The persuasive argument of Tyler Goodspeed’s “Recession: The Real Reasons Economies Shrink and What to Do About It” is that historical evidence shows otherwise.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Shrink Solves Murder is for everyone, she said, but particularly those who enjoy Agatha Christie and Richard Coles novels.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

The Culver City-based company is known for producing podcast series including “Dr. Death,” “American Scandal” and “The Shrink Next Door.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2025

It used patterns it found in all that text to generate recommendations: Shrink the court size to reduce the distance players need to travel in wheelchairs.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2023

As soon as I climbed out of the DeLorean I cast a Shrink spell on it, instantly reducing it to the size of a Matchbox car.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline




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