shrink

Example Sentences

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Faster growth can mean higher incomes and corporate profits, which generate more tax revenue to help shrink the federal deficit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

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

“But neither will we shrink from that risk at any time it must be faced.”

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin