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shrunk

American  
[shruhngk] / ʃrʌŋk /

verb

  1. a past participle and simple past tense of shrink.

shrunk British  
/ ʃrʌŋk /

verb

  1. a past participle and past tense of shrink

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  • unshrunk adjective

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The strong magnetic region over Canada has shrunk by 0.65% of Earth's surface area, roughly the size of India.

From Science Daily

Also striking: The share owned by the decile of wealthy households that rank just below the top 1% has shrunk slightly.

From The Wall Street Journal

These roles buoyed the job market over the past 12 months on their own; all other private-sector jobs combined have shrunk.

From The Wall Street Journal

AI’s shadow has shrunk the S&P Software Index 22% this year.

From Barron's

Like everything was being tightened up and shrunk down and squeezed into a too, too tiny space.

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