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Meaning shrink meaning
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Conjugation shrink conjugation
How do you conjugate shrink?
shrink · verb
Present I shrink
Positive I shrink
Singular
1st person I shrink
2nd person you shrink
3rd person he/she/it shrinks
Plural
1st person we shrink
2nd person you shrink
3rd person they shrink
Negative I don't shrink
Singular
1st person I don't shrink I do not shrink
2nd person you don't shrink you do not shrink
3rd person he/she/it doesn't shrink he/she/it does not shrink
Plural
1st person we don't shrink we do not shrink
2nd person you don't shrink you do not shrink
3rd person they don't shrink they do not shrink
Question do I shrink?
Singular
1st person do I shrink?
2nd person do you shrink?
3rd person does he/she/it shrink?
Plural
1st person do we shrink?
2nd person do you shrink?
3rd person do they shrink?
Negative question don't I shrink?
Singular
1st person don't I shrink? do I not shrink?
2nd person don't you shrink? do you not shrink?
3rd person doesn't he/she/it shrink? does he/she/it not shrink?
Plural
1st person don't we shrink? do we not shrink?
2nd person don't you shrink? do you not shrink?
3rd person don't they shrink? do they not shrink?
Past I shrank
Positive I shrank
Singular
1st person I shrank I shrunk
2nd person you shrank you shrunk
3rd person he/she/it shrank he/she/it shrunk
Plural
1st person we shrank we shrunk
2nd person you shrank you shrunk
3rd person they shrank they shrunk
Negative I didn't shrink
Singular
1st person I didn't shrink I did not shrink
2nd person you didn't shrink you did not shrink
3rd person he/she/it didn't shrink he/she/it did not shrink
Plural
1st person we didn't shrink we did not shrink
2nd person you didn't shrink you did not shrink
3rd person they didn't shrink they did not shrink
Question did I shrink?
Singular
1st person did I shrink?
2nd person did you shrink?
3rd person did he/she/it shrink?
Plural
1st person did we shrink?
2nd person did you shrink?
3rd person did they shrink?
Negative question didn't I shrink?
Singular
1st person didn't I shrink? did I not shrink?
2nd person didn't you shrink? did you not shrink?
3rd person didn't he/she/it shrink? did he/she/it not shrink?
Plural
1st person didn't we shrink? did we not shrink?
2nd person didn't you shrink? did you not shrink?
3rd person didn't they shrink? did they not shrink?
Future I'll shrink
Positive I'll shrink
Singular
1st person I'll shrink I will shrink
2nd person you'll shrink you will shrink
3rd person he/she/it'll shrink he/she/it will shrink
Plural
1st person we'll shrink we will shrink
2nd person you'll shrink you will shrink
3rd person they'll shrink they will shrink
Negative I won't shrink
Singular
1st person I won't shrink I will not shrink
2nd person you won't shrink you will not shrink
3rd person he/she/it won't shrink he/she/it will not shrink
Plural
1st person we won't shrink we will not shrink
2nd person you won't shrink you will not shrink
3rd person they won't shrink they will not shrink
Question will I shrink?
Singular
1st person will I shrink?
2nd person will you shrink?
3rd person will he/she/it shrink?
Plural
1st person will we shrink?
2nd person will you shrink?
3rd person will they shrink?
Negative question won't I shrink?
Singular
1st person won't I shrink? will I not shrink?
2nd person won't you shrink? will you not shrink?
3rd person won't he/she/it shrink? will he/she/it not shrink?
Plural
1st person won't we shrink? will we not shrink?
2nd person won't you shrink? will you not shrink?
3rd person won't they shrink? will they not shrink?
Conditional I'd shrink
Positive I'd shrink
Singular
1st person I'd shrink I would shrink
2nd person you'd shrink you would shrink
3rd person he/she/it'd shrink he/she/it would shrink
Plural
1st person we'd shrink we would shrink
2nd person you'd shrink you would shrink
3rd person they'd shrink they would shrink
Negative I wouldn't shrink
Singular
1st person I wouldn't shrink I would not shrink
2nd person you wouldn't shrink you would not shrink
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't shrink he/she/it would not shrink
Plural
1st person we wouldn't shrink we would not shrink
2nd person you wouldn't shrink you would not shrink
3rd person they wouldn't shrink they would not shrink
Question would I shrink?
Singular
1st person would I shrink?
2nd person would you shrink?
3rd person would he/she/it shrink?
Plural
1st person would we shrink?
2nd person would you shrink?
3rd person would they shrink?
Negative question wouldn't I shrink?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I shrink? would I not shrink?
2nd person wouldn't you shrink? would you not shrink?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it shrink? would he/she/it not shrink?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we shrink? would we not shrink?
2nd person wouldn't you shrink? would you not shrink?
3rd person wouldn't they shrink? would they not shrink?
Present continuous I'm shrinking
Positive I'm shrinking
Singular
1st person I'm shrinking I am shrinking
2nd person you're shrinking you are shrinking
3rd person he/she/it's shrinking he/she/it is shrinking
Plural
1st person we're shrinking we are shrinking
2nd person you're shrinking you are shrinking
3rd person they're shrinking they are shrinking
Negative I'm not shrinking
Singular
1st person I'm not shrinking I am not shrinking
2nd person you aren't shrinking you're not shrinking you are not shrinking
3rd person he/she/it isn't shrinking he/she/it's not shrinking he/she/it is not shrinking
Plural
1st person we aren't shrinking we're not shrinking we are not shrinking
2nd person you aren't shrinking you're not shrinking you are not shrinking
3rd person they aren't shrinking they're not shrinking they are not shrinking
Question am I shrinking?
Singular
1st person am I shrinking?
2nd person are you shrinking?
3rd person is he/she/it shrinking?
Plural
1st person are we shrinking?
2nd person are you shrinking?
3rd person are they shrinking?
Negative question aren't I shrinking?
Singular
1st person aren't I shrinking? am I not shrinking?
2nd person aren't you shrinking? are you not shrinking?
3rd person isn't he/she/it shrinking? is he/she/it not shrinking?
Plural
1st person aren't we shrinking? are we not shrinking?
2nd person aren't you shrinking? are you not shrinking?
3rd person aren't they shrinking? are they not shrinking?
Past continuous I was shrinking
Positive I was shrinking
Singular
1st person I was shrinking
2nd person you were shrinking
3rd person he/she/it was shrinking
Plural
1st person we were shrinking
2nd person you were shrinking
3rd person they were shrinking
Negative I wasn't shrinking
Singular
1st person I wasn't shrinking I was not shrinking
2nd person you weren't shrinking you were not shrinking
3rd person he/she/it wasn't shrinking he/she/it was not shrinking
Plural
1st person we weren't shrinking we were not shrinking
2nd person you weren't shrinking you were not shrinking
3rd person they weren't shrinking they were not shrinking
Question was I shrinking?
Singular
1st person was I shrinking?
2nd person were you shrinking?
3rd person was he/she/it shrinking?
Plural
1st person were we shrinking?
2nd person were you shrinking?
3rd person were they shrinking?
Negative question wasn't I shrinking?
Singular
1st person wasn't I shrinking? was I not shrinking?
2nd person weren't you shrinking? were you not shrinking?
3rd person wasn't he/she/it shrinking? was he/she/it not shrinking?
Plural
1st person weren't we shrinking? were we not shrinking?
2nd person weren't you shrinking? were you not shrinking?
3rd person weren't they shrinking? were they not shrinking?
Future continuous I'll be shrinking
Positive I'll be shrinking
Singular
1st person I'll be shrinking I will be shrinking
2nd person you'll be shrinking you will be shrinking
3rd person he/she/it'll be shrinking he/she/it will be shrinking
Plural
1st person we'll be shrinking we will be shrinking
2nd person you'll be shrinking you will be shrinking
3rd person they'll be shrinking they will be shrinking
Negative I won't be shrinking
Singular
1st person I won't be shrinking I will not be shrinking
2nd person you won't be shrinking you will not be shrinking
3rd person he/she/it won't be shrinking he/she/it will not be shrinking
Plural
1st person we won't be shrinking we will not be shrinking
2nd person you won't be shrinking you will not be shrinking
3rd person they won't be shrinking they will not be shrinking
Question will I be shrinking?
Singular
1st person will I be shrinking?
2nd person will you be shrinking?
3rd person will he/she/it be shrinking?
Plural
1st person will we be shrinking?
2nd person will you be shrinking?
3rd person will they be shrinking?
Negative question won't I be shrinking?
Singular
1st person won't I be shrinking? will I not be shrinking?
2nd person won't you be shrinking? will you not be shrinking?
3rd person won't he/she/it be shrinking? will he/she/it not be shrinking?
Plural
1st person won't we be shrinking? will we not be shrinking?
2nd person won't you be shrinking? will you not be shrinking?
3rd person won't they be shrinking? will they not be shrinking?
Conditional continuous I'd be shrinking
Positive I'd be shrinking
Singular
1st person I'd be shrinking I would be shrinking
2nd person you'd be shrinking you would be shrinking
3rd person he/she/it'd be shrinking he/she/it would be shrinking
Plural
1st person we'd be shrinking we would be shrinking
2nd person you'd be shrinking you would be shrinking
3rd person they'd be shrinking they would be shrinking
Negative I wouldn't be shrinking
Singular
1st person I wouldn't be shrinking I would not be shrinking
2nd person you wouldn't be shrinking you would not be shrinking
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be shrinking he/she/it would not be shrinking
Plural
1st person we wouldn't be shrinking we would not be shrinking
2nd person you wouldn't be shrinking you would not be shrinking
3rd person they wouldn't be shrinking they would not be shrinking
Question would I be shrinking?
Singular
1st person would I be shrinking?
2nd person would you be shrinking?
3rd person would he/she/it be shrinking?
Plural
1st person would we be shrinking?
2nd person would you be shrinking?
3rd person would they be shrinking?
Negative question wouldn't I be shrinking?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I be shrinking? would I not be shrinking?
2nd person wouldn't you be shrinking? would you not be shrinking?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be shrinking? would he/she/it not be shrinking?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we be shrinking? would we not be shrinking?
2nd person wouldn't you be shrinking? would you not be shrinking?
3rd person wouldn't they be shrinking? would they not be shrinking?
Present perfect I've shrunken
Positive I've shrunken
Singular
1st person I've shrunken I've shrunk I have shrunken I have shrunk
2nd person you've shrunken you've shrunk you have shrunken you have shrunk
3rd person he/she/it's shrunken he/she/it's shrunk he/she/it has shrunken he/she/it has shrunk
Plural
1st person we've shrunken we've shrunk we have shrunken we have shrunk
2nd person you've shrunken you've shrunk you have shrunken you have shrunk
3rd person they've shrunken they've shrunk they have shrunken they have shrunk
Negative I haven't shrunken
Singular
1st person I haven't shrunken I haven't shrunk I have not shrunken I have not shrunk
2nd person you haven't shrunken you haven't shrunk you have not shrunken you have not shrunk
3rd person he/she/it hasn't shrunken he/she/it hasn't shrunk he/she/it has not shrunken he/she/it has not shrunk
Plural
1st person we haven't shrunken we haven't shrunk we have not shrunken we have not shrunk
2nd person you haven't shrunken you haven't shrunk you have not shrunken you have not shrunk
3rd person they haven't shrunken they haven't shrunk they have not shrunken they have not shrunk
Question have I shrunken?
Singular
1st person have I shrunken? have I shrunk?
2nd person have you shrunken? have you shrunk?
3rd person has he/she/it shrunken? has he/she/it shrunk?
Plural
1st person have we shrunken? have we shrunk?
2nd person have you shrunken? have you shrunk?
3rd person have they shrunken? have they shrunk?
Negative question haven't I shrunken?
Singular
1st person haven't I shrunken? haven't I shrunk? have I not shrunken? have I not shrunk?
2nd person haven't you shrunken? haven't you shrunk? have you not shrunken? have you not shrunk?
3rd person hasn't he/she/it shrunken? hasn't he/she/it shrunk? has he/she/it not shrunken? has he/she/it not shrunk?
Plural
1st person haven't we shrunken? haven't we shrunk? have we not shrunken? have we not shrunk?
2nd person haven't you shrunken? haven't you shrunk? have you not shrunken? have you not shrunk?
3rd person haven't they shrunken? haven't they shrunk? have they not shrunken? have they not shrunk?
Past perfect I had shrunken
Positive I had shrunken
Singular
1st person I had shrunken I had shrunk
2nd person you had shrunken you had shrunk
3rd person he/she/it had shrunken he/she/it had shrunk
Plural
1st person we had shrunken we had shrunk
2nd person you had shrunken you had shrunk
3rd person they had shrunken they had shrunk
Negative I hadn't shrunken
Singular
1st person I hadn't shrunken I hadn't shrunk I had not shrunken I had not shrunk
2nd person you hadn't shrunken you hadn't shrunk you had not shrunken you had not shrunk
3rd person he/she/it hadn't shrunken he/she/it hadn't shrunk he/she/it had not shrunken he/she/it had not shrunk
Plural
1st person we hadn't shrunken we hadn't shrunk we had not shrunken we had not shrunk
2nd person you hadn't shrunken you hadn't shrunk you had not shrunken you had not shrunk
3rd person they hadn't shrunken they hadn't shrunk they had not shrunken they had not shrunk
Question had I shrunken?
Singular
1st person had I shrunken? had I shrunk?
2nd person had you shrunken? had you shrunk?
3rd person had he/she/it shrunken? had he/she/it shrunk?
Plural
1st person had we shrunken? had we shrunk?
2nd person had you shrunken? had you shrunk?
3rd person had they shrunken? had they shrunk?
Negative question hadn't I shrunken?
Singular
1st person hadn't I shrunken? hadn't I shrunk? had I not shrunken? had I not shrunk?
2nd person hadn't you shrunken? hadn't you shrunk? had you not shrunken? had you not shrunk?
3rd person hadn't he/she/it shrunken? hadn't he/she/it shrunk? had he/she/it not shrunken? had he/she/it not shrunk?
Plural
1st person hadn't we shrunken? hadn't we shrunk? had we not shrunken? had we not shrunk?
2nd person hadn't you shrunken? hadn't you shrunk? had you not shrunken? had you not shrunk?
3rd person hadn't they shrunken? hadn't they shrunk? had they not shrunken? had they not shrunk?
Future perfect I'll have shrunken
Positive I'll have shrunken
Singular
1st person I'll have shrunken I'll have shrunk I will have shrunken I will have shrunk
2nd person you'll have shrunken you'll have shrunk you will have shrunken you will have shrunk
3rd person he/she/it'll have shrunken he/she/it'll have shrunk he/she/it will have shrunken he/she/it will have shrunk
Plural
1st person we'll have shrunken we'll have shrunk we will have shrunken we will have shrunk
2nd person you'll have shrunken you'll have shrunk you will have shrunken you will have shrunk
3rd person they'll have shrunken they'll have shrunk they will have shrunken they will have shrunk
Negative I won't have shrunken
Singular
1st person I won't have shrunken I won't have shrunk I will not have shrunken I will not have shrunk
2nd person you won't have shrunken you won't have shrunk you will not have shrunken you will not have shrunk
3rd person he/she/it won't have shrunken he/she/it won't have shrunk he/she/it will not have shrunken he/she/it will not have shrunk
Plural
1st person we won't have shrunken we won't have shrunk we will not have shrunken we will not have shrunk
2nd person you won't have shrunken you won't have shrunk you will not have shrunken you will not have shrunk
3rd person they won't have shrunken they won't have shrunk they will not have shrunken they will not have shrunk
Question +'ll I have shrunken?
Singular
1st person +'ll I have shrunken? +'ll I have shrunk? will I have shrunken? will I have shrunk?
2nd person +'ll you have shrunken? +'ll you have shrunk? will you have shrunken? will you have shrunk?
3rd person +'ll he/she/it have shrunken? +'ll he/she/it have shrunk? will he/she/it have shrunken? will he/she/it have shrunk?
Plural
1st person +'ll we have shrunken? +'ll we have shrunk? will we have shrunken? will we have shrunk?
2nd person +'ll you have shrunken? +'ll you have shrunk? will you have shrunken? will you have shrunk?
3rd person +'ll they have shrunken? +'ll they have shrunk? will they have shrunken? will they have shrunk?
Negative question won't I have shrunken?
Singular
1st person won't I have shrunken? won't I have shrunk? will I not have shrunken? will I not have shrunk?
2nd person won't you have shrunken? won't you have shrunk? will you not have shrunken? will you not have shrunk?
3rd person won't he/she/it have shrunken? won't he/she/it have shrunk? will he/she/it not have shrunken? will he/she/it not have shrunk?
Plural
1st person won't we have shrunken? won't we have shrunk? will we not have shrunken? will we not have shrunk?
2nd person won't you have shrunken? won't you have shrunk? will you not have shrunken? will you not have shrunk?
3rd person won't they have shrunken? won't they have shrunk? will they not have shrunken? will they not have shrunk?
Conditional perfect I'd have shrunken
Positive I'd have shrunken
Singular
1st person I'd have shrunken I'd have shrunk I would have shrunken I would have shrunk
2nd person you'd have shrunken you'd have shrunk you would have shrunken you would have shrunk
3rd person he/she/it'd have shrunken he/she/it'd have shrunk he/she/it would have shrunken he/she/it would have shrunk
Plural
1st person we'd have shrunken we'd have shrunk we would have shrunken we would have shrunk
2nd person you'd have shrunken you'd have shrunk you would have shrunken you would have shrunk
3rd person they'd have shrunken they'd have shrunk they would have shrunken they would have shrunk
Negative I wouldn't have shrunken
Singular
1st person I wouldn't have shrunken I wouldn't have shrunk I would not have shrunken I would not have shrunk
2nd person you wouldn't have shrunken you wouldn't have shrunk you would not have shrunken you would not have shrunk
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have shrunken he/she/it wouldn't have shrunk he/she/it would not have shrunken he/she/it would not have shrunk
Plural
1st person we wouldn't have shrunken we wouldn't have shrunk we would not have shrunken we would not have shrunk
2nd person you wouldn't have shrunken you wouldn't have shrunk you would not have shrunken you would not have shrunk
3rd person they wouldn't have shrunken they wouldn't have shrunk they would not have shrunken they would not have shrunk
Question would I have shrunken?
Singular
1st person would I have shrunken? would I have shrunk?
2nd person would you have shrunken? would you have shrunk?
3rd person would he/she/it have shrunken? would he/she/it have shrunk?
Plural
1st person would we have shrunken? would we have shrunk?
2nd person would you have shrunken? would you have shrunk?
3rd person would they have shrunken? would they have shrunk?
Negative question wouldn't I have shrunken?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I have shrunken? wouldn't I have shrunk? would I not have shrunken? would I not have shrunk?
2nd person wouldn't you have shrunken? wouldn't you have shrunk? would you not have shrunken? would you not have shrunk?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have shrunken? wouldn't he/she/it have shrunk? would he/she/it not have shrunken? would he/she/it not have shrunk?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we have shrunken? wouldn't we have shrunk? would we not have shrunken? would we not have shrunk?
2nd person wouldn't you have shrunken? wouldn't you have shrunk? would you not have shrunken? would you not have shrunk?
3rd person wouldn't they have shrunken? wouldn't they have shrunk? would they not have shrunken? would they not have shrunk?
Imperative shrink!
Positive
you shrink!
we let's shrink!
Negative
you don't shrink!
we let's not shrink!
Examples shrink examples
How do I use shrink in a sentence?
Simple sentences
That material's going to shrink if it's washed.
My jeans won't fit. Did they shrink?
Why do sheep not shrink in the rain?
Is there any way you can un-shrink a T-shirt that has shrunk?
Germany, which counts on China as a major importer of its manufactured goods, saw its economy shrink in the second quarter of the year.
If you wish to get on in the world, you must not shrink from effort.
He had but one desire: to shrink away and live among the lights and shadows.
You need to see a shrink.
My shrink is nuts.
Have you been seeing a shrink?
At the Martian poles are polar ice caps which shrink in size during the Martian spring and summer.
Lake Chad is continuing to shrink.
Movie subtitles
My health insurance only covered 10 sessions with a shrink and 10 sessions with a speech therapist, but now. now it's maxed out, and it's all on me.
The shrink's lawyer's here.
All are trimmed with paper strips to make them shrink.
At last I can put the Caligari theory to the test -- I now shall soon know if this patient can be compelled to perform deeds he would shrink from in his normal waking state.
But when your own wife and children shrink from you.
Wait'll you wear them for a little while. They'll shrink to your tonnage.
Will our whiskers shrink?
Tell me, do you never shrink from marrying men you don't love?
Why did you shrink it?
It won't hurt you to shrink 30 or 40 pounds.
Is it kingly in a man to shrink from justice when it cries its loudest?
But not even his imagination could shrink the earth. to the point it has now reached.
If you need therapy, you'd better see a shrink.
The Jivaros are the headhunters, who shrink their trophies?
I was continuing to shrink. to become.
They shrink when they're marinated.
They shrink from the idea of fighting mere slaves. especially a man like Crassus.
It'll shrink now.
Yes. Might even shrink you back to size.
The inspector thought you have to see a shrink.
We can shrink an army.
They can't shrink me.
We can shrink anything.
Now it will shrink.
This will make your finger shrink.
This will just make his finger shrink a little.
We can shrink an army with all its equipment. Put it in a bottle cap.
Our miniaturizing can shrink anything.
Planet continuing to shrink in mass.
As the planet continues to shrink in size, its surface moves away from us.
I'll shrink down to one fourth, then to one eighth.
You, who shrink away from feminine beauty.
News and current affairs
At the top international level, soccer has become faster and more athletic, and the top teams can shrink space on the field more effectively.
In fact, the federal deficit as a share of GDP will shrink significantly over the next several years, even without further deficit-reduction measures, before rising to unsustainable levels by 2030.
The US current-account deficit and the Asian surplus will shrink. US households will have to start saving again.
Land reform remains so controversial he may shrink from addressing the issue.
Thus, in order to keep the current-account deficit stable, the trade deficit must shrink.
And the only way for the trade deficit to shrink substantially is for net imports to fall, which requires either a relatively sharp decline in the value of the dollar, thereby raising import prices, or a depression in the US.
Splendid, but the Meltzer Commission would shrink the World Bank, returning unused capital to shareholders - a major resource transfer to the rich.
If you deliberately aim to shrink your GDP, your debt-to-GDP ratio is bound to grow.
But if it becomes a matter of individual worker choice - do I send a check or do I keep the money? - union revenues and membership and power will shrink very rapidly.
Even assuming a steady inflow of immigrants, the combined workforces of the 28 European Union countries are projected to shrink by 12-16 million people over the next 15 years, according to the OECD and the European Commission.
In China, a hard economic landing looks increasingly likely as the investment bubble deflates and net exports shrink.
But, starting in 2010, the imbalances returned, and, according to the International Monetary Fund's recently released World Economic Outlook, they will not shrink between now and 2016.
There will have to be some flexibility if the EU is not to shrink, becoming a smaller eurozone.
Programs become entrenched, develop powerful constituencies, and are hard to shrink.
So, despite the rise in the household saving rate, unless federal government policies change to shrink America's future budget deficits, the US will continue to be dependent on capital inflows from the rest of the world.
The US current-account deficit and the Asian surplus will shrink.
Moreover, Irish GNP (the income accruing to its nationals, as distinct from foreign firms operating in Ireland) continues to shrink.
A more rapid increase of the renminbi-dollar exchange rate would shrink China's exports and increase its imports.
The alternative would be to embark on a sustained program of privatization to shrink the asset side of the state's huge balance sheet.
Indeed, the extravagance of these conferences seems to grow, rather than shrink, as their dismal results become more apparent.
Meanwhile, governments were running large deficits - a legacy of the economic downturn - which renewed growth was supposed to shrink.
Their reduced demand for dollars will cause the dollar to decline and the trade deficit to shrink. That reduced trade deficit and the resulting decline in capital inflows will lead to higher real interest rates in the US.
As European populations age and shrink, the continent urgently needs immigration.
So the need for broad-based, firm-specific worker training in manufacturing will shrink.
Fifth, there is a danger that the Conservative government, faced with irrational populist forces on both the left and the right, will shrink from its duty to stand up for good values and good sense.
This will happen at a time when the country's skewed demographics causes the workforce to shrink and the flow of migration from rural areas to cities to slow (the rural population now disproportionately comprises the elderly).
As its population begins to shrink, it may even be worthwhile to shut down unviable cities and consolidate.
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