contraction
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Energy Information Administration expects demand to decline by 1.1 million barrels a day, while the International Energy Agency projects a contraction of 420,000 barrels a day this year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
The drop in first-quarter GDP marked the second consecutive quarterly contraction, and the third in four quarters, triggering a debate about whether Canada is in a recession.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
The unusually steep downward revision was due to a sharper-than-estimated contraction in Ireland -- where economic activity fell 12.1 percent compared to an initial forecast of two percent.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
The Q1 contraction was largely due to Ireland’s GDP falling 12.1% and France’s GDP contracting 0.1%.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
With every flex of her foot or contraction of her muscles, she came wondrously alive, blood pumping, emotions playing across her face.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
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