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[shringk] / ʃrɪŋk /




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Shrink Solves Murder is for everyone, she said, but particularly those who enjoy Agatha Christie and Richard Coles novels.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Appeared in the May 28, 2026, print edition as 'Why the Fed’s Balance Sheet Needs to Shrink'.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Shrink the preseason and expand the regular season…

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2025

It used patterns it found in all that text to generate recommendations: Shrink the court size to reduce the distance players need to travel in wheelchairs.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2023

As soon as I climbed out of the DeLorean I cast a Shrink spell on it, instantly reducing it to the size of a Matchbox car.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline




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