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Contraction
"Contraction" in a Sentence (16 examples)
An obstetrician estimates the progress of childbirth by measuring the time between each contraction.
"Can't" is a contraction of "can" and "not."
In addition to the manufacturing data, China's non-manufacturing services sector activity also posted its deepest contraction on record, dropping to 29.6 from 54.1 in January, according to another survey by China's NBS.
Investment bank Goldman Sachs forecast no U.S. economic growth for the first quarter of this year and an annualized rate contraction of 5% in the second quarter.
Mary had a contraction.
I used to think "shalt" was a contraction of "shall not."
What am I but a microscopic and temporary contraction of Infinite Space?
Hiccups are involuntary contraction of the diaphragm.
In Spanish "del" is a contraction that comes from the fusion of the words "de" and "el".
Our contraction of debt in this quarter has reduced our ability to attract investors.
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the contraction of malaria
Railway workers were therefore a perfect subject for research, given the varied roles they undertook. If infection was greatest among the non-public-facing staff, it would suggest – given most worked outside – that contraction was caused by something found in the "atmosphere at large". If affliction was higher among the indoor and public-facing staff, it would suggest that human contact was the cause. And it was the latter point that was proven.
Though occasionally a “flatliner” can be revived with a defib, it is most commonly used to change the uncoordinated contractions of the heart (fibrillation) into a normal sinus rhythm—that is, to defibrillate the heart.
The country’s economic contraction was caused by high oil prices.
In the English words didn’t, that’s, and wanna, the endings -n’t, -’s, and -a arose by contraction.
Don’t is a contraction of do not; and ’til is a contraction of until.
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