How to Use contraction in a Sentence
contraction
noun
- Two teams were eliminated in the contraction of the baseball league.
- The hot metal undergoes contraction as it cools.
- She felt contractions every two minutes.
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The contraction was driven by lockdowns caused by a resurgence of Covid.
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Jj Kinahan,
Forbes,
15 July 2022
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From here, focus on the contraction and the squeeze—even look down at your chest to watch the squeeze, Samuel advises.
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Jeff Tomko,
Men's Health,
23 June 2022
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Banks are well capitalized, which gives them a solid buffer against a business contraction.
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Don Leestaff Writer,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2022
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But now layoffs represent a sudden and possibly widespread contraction, which has been rare in the tech industry.
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David Ingram,
NBC News,
21 June 2022
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That's a slightly deeper contraction than the previous estimate.
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Julia Horowitz,
CNN,
30 June 2022
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But the strikes were not the only causes of the contraction, the report found.
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Christi Carras,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Dec. 2023
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In April, the forecast was for an 8% to 10% contraction.
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Clare Sebastian,
CNN,
28 Aug. 2022
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That’s still the sharpest annual contraction since the Great Frost of 1709.
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Hanna Ziady,
CNN,
4 Sep. 2023
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There has not been a contraction like this one since World War II.
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Dick Lepre,
National Review,
14 Dec. 2022
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His first name, Sanche, was a contraction of St. Charles.
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Bob Drogin,
Washington Post,
13 Dec. 2023
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The growth during the third quarter follows a contraction during the first half of the year.
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CBS News,
22 Dec. 2022
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That would be the largest earnings contraction since the second quarter of 2020.
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Hannah Miao,
WSJ,
6 Apr. 2023
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Even after the strike — or strikes — and all this contraction, the sandbox is still going to be big.
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Mikey O'Connell,
The Hollywood Reporter,
9 June 2023
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But there are people will use a bounce from the floor to make the contraction at the beginning of the move easier.
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Cori Ritchey,
Men's Health,
27 Feb. 2023
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Yet what played out was a contraction of 3.1%—still a huge loss of output, but not nearly as dire.
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Time,
12 Jan. 2023
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That means a powerful hip extension through a strong contraction of the glutes to push the hips open.
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Cori Ritchey,
Men's Health,
1 Sep. 2023
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This collapsible contraction mimics the squat rack and free weights at the gym.
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John Thompson,
Men's Health,
7 Dec. 2022
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Those contractions may cause mild to severe pain in some people.
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Kristine Thomason,
Health,
17 Aug. 2023
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This nerve directs the contractions of muscles in the forearm and hand, as well as provides sensation to the hands and fingers.
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Scott Sundick,
Verywell Health,
3 June 2024
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Not enough focus is placed on the muscle contraction (squeezing the chest) during reps.
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Jeff Tomko,
Men's Health,
27 Oct. 2022
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Will trees in the far north ever catch up with climate and prevent forest contraction?
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David J. Cooper,
The Conversation,
3 Nov. 2023
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After a night of contractions, things started to get more intense.
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Morgan Hines,
USA TODAY,
7 June 2023
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The major contraction in the HOA insurance market is not over.
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Kelly G. Richardson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Dec. 2023
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That section of the curve has often climbed back above zero just before the onset of a contraction in the economy.
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Garfield Reynolds,
Fortune,
23 Mar. 2023
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Hold the contraction for one second at the top before reseting.
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Cori Ritchey,
Men's Health,
15 Feb. 2023
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Goldman is also accounting for a slightly more GDP contraction over the next decade.
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Rocio Fabbro,
Quartz,
21 Oct. 2024
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Popular on Variety As with others across entertainment, animators are seeing high levels of unemployment amid an industrywide contraction.
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Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
30 Oct. 2024
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