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Six example sentences with shrinkage, each labelled with its topic.
Retailers budget for shrinkage every quarter, since a fraction of stock always disappears between the loading dock and the shelf.
Business
Allow for shrinkage when you buy the roast, because a third of that weight leaves as fat and water.
Cooking
Two years of shrinkage in the manufacturing base left the town with more retirees than working adults.
Economics
Potters allow for shrinkage in the kiln, throwing each bowl a tenth larger than the size they want.
Art
Green timber warps as it dries, so framers leave gaps for shrinkage or the doors jam within a year.
Architecture
Satellite images chart the glacier's shrinkage, showing the ice front retreating a hundred meters each summer.
Environment
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