Word: shrunk
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...then the sun will have shrunk to a white dwarf, giving little light and even less heat to whatever is left of Earth, and entered a long, lingering death that could last 100 trillion years--or a thousand times longer than the cosmos has existed to date. The same will happen to most other stars, although a few will end their lives as blazing supernovas. Finally, though, all that will be left in the cosmos will be black holes, the burnt-out cinders of stars and the dead husks of planets. The universe will be cold and black...
...term relationships with veteran pols became meaningless. Veteran staff members in the state capitals have had their power enhanced by guiding the rookies. In Maine, the number of bills has almost doubled in recent years, as rookies try to make a mark. But the number of laws passed has shrunk...
This fall, about 700 first-years applied for spots in the Freshman Seminar program but the program could accommodate only 230 students. And according to Pedersen, the Freshman Seminar program has shrunk almost by half since the 1980s...
...there is a Presidency that has shrunk, it's that of George W. Bush, whose best ideas are overshadowed by the worst of his predecessor. JAMES A. DITTES Westmoreland, Tenn...
...Clinton era they found Republicans in Congress hostile to the sorts of multilateral, institution-building initiatives that come naturally to close neighbors heavily invested in the long march of European union. Mainly because of Republican opposition, Washington owes back dues of some $1.65 billion to the U.N. and has shrunk its development aid to 0.11% of gdp, about one-third of the rich-country average, despite record U.S. budget surpluses. It has stayed outside many important recent treaties that Europe endorses: the land mine convention, the International Criminal Court, the comprehensive test ban-and Bush sees no reason to change...