shrink from

Example Sentences

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It projected that national real GDP growth would shrink from around 2.3% this year to 1.8% next year.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

They discovered that, unlike the polar filaments formed by similar systems in other bacteria, the filaments in Anabaena are bipolar, meaning they can grow and shrink from both ends.

From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026

Team USA athlete Rich Ruohonen didn’t shrink from his Olympic moment—nor from his chance to speak up for Minnesota.

From Slate • Feb. 27, 2026

Mr. Newsom has the distinction of being the first governor of California since statehood in 1850 to see the state’s congressional delegation shrink, from 53 representatives to 52 after the 2020 census.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

“We cannot and we will not shrink from defending it.”

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin