contracted
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Economists at ING said a projected slowdown in fixed-asset investment reflects continued weakness in property investment, with construction activity expected to have contracted by more than 11% on year in April.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
As the lava cooled and contracted, it folded and crumpled, producing uneven features known as 'wrinkle ridges'.
From Science Daily • May 15, 2026
The large man in blue overalls is contracted to the UAE-based Atlas Agri, one of the biggest of 44 registered merchants and contractors in the southern African country.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Two months ago, two people died of MenB in Kent, linked to a nightclub in Canterbury, and in April, three young people contracted meningitis in Dorset.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
My iron shroud contracted round me; persuasion advanced with slow sure step.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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