shrinkage
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In men, the brain showed more shrinkage earlier in the disease’s progression — from normal cognitive health to mild cognitive impairment.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
The shrinkage follows lackluster economic performance in 2025, which plummeted the company’s shares by 25% in February.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
The structural score also showed a strong relationship with cognitive test results and a more moderate association with MRI measurements of brain shrinkage.
From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2026
Economic data showed an increase in industrial output and less shrinkage in durable goods orders than expected.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026
This increase chiefly arose from the heavier duties levied under the protectionist Customs tariff of 1888; but in 1889-90 there was an almost equivalent shrinkage in both Customs and total revenue.
From Our First Half-Century: A Review of Queensland Progress Based Upon Official Information by Queensland
Vocabulary lists containing shrinkage
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -age
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