shrinking

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Warsh has argued for shrinking the Fed’s balance sheet to reduce the central bank’s large presence in financial markets.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

With prices rising faster than actual sales, restaurants are fighting over a shrinking pool of customers.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

Large areas are becoming wetter and boggier, while native megaherbs such as Pleurophyllum and Stilbocarpa are shrinking back.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

Warmer temperatures are also shrinking the snowpack in the Sierra Nevada, he said, and that means more and more of the state’s water will come from big downpours during atmospheric rivers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

She changes the contours of Claudine's body, shrinking her down and erasing the height I'd given her but making her round as a ripe apple.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton