shrank
Example Sentences
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Key details: New orders shrank for the third month in a row, offsetting a small bump in production in November.
From MarketWatch
China's factory activity shrank for an eighth straight month in November, official data showed Sunday, suggesting the world's second-largest economy remains subdued despite a trade truce with the United States.
From Barron's
Not so much for food but everything else — housing costs exploded, employer coverage for healthcare shrank, college costs became crippling and transportation costs rose.
From MarketWatch
The West imposed harsh sanctions on Moscow, he said, “and yet, the Russian economy only shrank by 2% in 2022 and Russia has dramatically increased trade with other autocratic nations, including China and Iran.”
From Washington Times
While bicycle commuting shrank in the city’s protracted and strictly enforced lockdown, plenty more people took up cycling as a way to avoid going stir crazy.
From Washington Times
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