contracted

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The U.S. service economy contracted in March for the first time in over three years due to rising energy prices, S&P Global reported.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Mutual Housing contracted with Guerdon Modular Buildings, another Idaho-based manufacturer with among the longest track records in the industry.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Employment also contracted for the 30th consecutive month.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Eventually we learned I had an immune condition; I also had mono, which felt cosmically unfair considering I had not yet been kissed and suspected I’d contracted it from the skating rink water fountain.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

Why did they disappear in all habitats, not only in habitats that contracted but also in ones that greatly expanded at the end of the last Ice Age?

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond