shrank

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WPP shrank its workforce by nearly 9% last year, and staffers are bracing for more cuts.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

It was one of the rare occasions when employment in the U.S. shrank even though the economy was not in recession.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

In 2025, the company’s total sales volume shrank 2.3% from the year before, with beer volume falling 2.6%.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Tlaib loosened the room immediately, teasing her teenage niece, calling her “the future” while the girl shrank in embarrassment.

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026

The Eugenics Record Office in America had lost much of its funding in 1939 and shrank drastically after 1945.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee