shrink
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Taken together, these cuts “would shrink the economy by $1 trillion compared with maintaining the 2025 level of R&D,” reckons the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, a science and tech think tank.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Last month, state cybersecurity chiefs warned lawmakers that AI-enabled discovery tools create unsustainable pressure on state networks as patching windows shrink to near zero.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
But, as religious freedom activists point out, once the purge starts, the circle of who is considered an insider tends to shrink.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026
It can gradually shrink hair follicles, making it harder for them to keep producing strong, healthy hair.
From Science Daily • Jun. 7, 2026
A gas cannot keep getting colder and colder indefinitely; when you can’t shrink the balloon any further, you can’t lower the temperature any further.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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