shrunk
Americanverb
verb
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- unshrunk adjective
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The timing is surprising given that the valuation differential between the companies has shrunk in recent months, but there is industrial and financial logic to the deal, he says.
Syria's Christian community has shrunk from around one million people before the war to fewer than 300,000 due to waves of displacement and emigration, experts say.
From Barron's
“The pot of money available to push out all these projects and investments has shrunk, relative to 2022 and 2023,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times
Momentum’s “alpha” advantage has not only shrunk — over the past two decades, it has hovered near zero.
From MarketWatch
The stock is down over 50% since late July, and its premium relative to its Bitcoin holdings has shrunk to about 1.15 times from about 2.
From Barron's
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