shrinkage
Example Sentences
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Early results presented at a cancer research conference showed tumor shrinkage and slowed disease progression in patients who had few other options.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
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
This suggests that once brain shrinkage passes a certain level, its impact on memory increases more rapidly instead of progressing at a steady pace.
From Science Daily • Jan. 14, 2026
Silver and the baser metals have also exhibited a shrinkage in output, but that is explained by 87 the low prices which have ruled since the American crisis of two years ago.
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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