shrink

Example Sentences

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In the longer run, the labor force could continue to shrink.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Much of that is bound for Asian countries, which have seen energy flows abruptly dry up, as prices spike and supplies shrink.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Google last week announced a new compression algorithm called TurboQuant, which they say can shrink the amount of short-term memory that an AI model uses by at least six times.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

If they shrink, the thousands of companies they lend to could find it more difficult and expensive to refinance their debts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

His mother, who was always so bigger-than-life, now seemed to shrink before Moss.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro