shrink

Example Sentences

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

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

On the downside, the federal workforce continued to shrink, and financial services employment declined.

From The Wall Street Journal • 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

Marly wished she could shrink away like Alice did in Wonderland so she could hide behind one of those cheeses or behind a stone.

From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen