Pollution led to a shrinkage of grasslands.    From LearnThat.org.  [ldoceonline.com]

The material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

shrinkage is the retail trade's euphemism for shoplifting.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

Here are NASA images of the polar ice cap in 1979 and 2003: The massive shrinkage is obvious.    From Wordnik.com.  [Matthew Yglesias » Wednesday Arctic Ice Blogging] Reference

The long-term shrinkage of Britain's industrial base, relative to financial services, has not helped.    From Wordnik.com.  [NYT > Home Page] Reference

Not only that, but the shrinkage from the most recent peak has all occurred since the Liberals took power again in 1993.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Canadian Economy: Successes and Challenges] Reference

Everything we’ve been taught tells us this shrinkage is BAD.    From Wordnik.com.  [duh pookie] Reference

The difference in length gives the shrinkage, which is usually expressed in percentage.    From Wordnik.com.  [Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades] Reference

The shrinkage is the result of determination, terror of puritans of Greek and a need for extra sock space.    From Wordnik.com.  [IOL Technology]

President of the United States mark the most decisive point in what has been called the shrinkage of the world.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Story of Newfoundland] Reference

It is this factor, coupled with uneven shrinkage, which is probably responsible, to a large extent, for the action of the gums in drying.    From Wordnik.com.  [Seasoning of Wood] Reference

Generally, acrylic fabrics hold color extremely well and resist shrinkage, which is excellent when you have to clean some of your fabrics.    From Wordnik.com.  [Decorating White Spaces by Adding a Delicate Touch of Color] Reference

What kind of shrinkage occurs in that period of time?.    From Wordnik.com.  [On Big Ones That Get Away] Reference

Lower payroll costs, no buildings and no cash "shrinkage" (i.e., theft) by collectors.    From Wordnik.com.  [Life in the Slow Lane] Reference

Department of Housing, Johan Wallis, on Wednesday said "shrinkage" was normal on any building site.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

Wal-Mart faces a 1 percent problem with "shrinkage" which is larger than the GDP of more than a few nations.    From Wordnik.com.  [A $3 Billion Shoplifting Problem] Reference

My freezing skinny dipping hole, where I learned the true extremes of "shrinkage" (as explained in Seinfeld).    From Wordnik.com.  [grouse Diary Entry] Reference

It'll induce a little "shrinkage" for any guy who was dazzled by those airbrushed Caribou Barbie glamour shots.    From Wordnik.com.  [McCain's Closing Ad Recalls POW Service, Takes Shot At Obama] Reference

Finally, if your aim really is to scare people with all this talk of recession, don't call it "negative growth", call it "shrinkage".    From Wordnik.com.  [Daniel Keeler: The Tyranny of Growth] Reference

In a word shrinkage, that's why I didn't do it!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Keeping tradition: the naked photo] Reference

Product theft, or "shrinkage," is a significant issue.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fast Company] Reference

The IGFA did not comment Friday on any "shrinkage" but did take credit for diligence.    From Wordnik.com.  [JSOnline.com] Reference

This "shrinkage" is likely to be a secular - as opposed to cyclical - set of changes.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Daily Reckoning Australia] Reference

Laptops are prone to loss and theft - what is euphemistically known in the retail trade as "shrinkage".    From Wordnik.com.  [iTnews Australia] Reference

The European Commission report predicting 4 per cent 'shrinkage' of the EU economy allows some fascinating country-v-country comparisons.    From Wordnik.com.  [Manchester Evening News Blogs] Reference

Hope you guys never have to explain 'shrinkage' to them, like george constanza had to.    From Wordnik.com.  [Musings of a Drunken Monk: Students want to know about your penis] Reference

There is dramatically less shrinkage (product being taken).    From Wordnik.com.  [Joan Blades: Admiring the High Performance Workplace] Reference

Most obviously, the gradual shrinkage of the Fed's balance sheet.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Fed Is Running Low on Ammo] Reference

There are risks -- the least of which is temporary testicular shrinkage.    From Wordnik.com.  [Health: A Loving Feeling] Reference

That kind of balance-sheet shrinkage would be benign in terms of policy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Federal Reserve Should Step On The Gas] Reference

I should have taken into account shrinkage and the defense team's trickery.    From Wordnik.com.  [Race Wars] Reference

That shrinkage of distance is one of the great transformations of the world.    From Wordnik.com.  [Killing Off Kipling] Reference

The moon's not going to disappear and its shrinkage won't affect the Earth in any way, Watters stressed.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Moon May Be SHRINKING, But Very, Very Slowly] Reference

By comparison, the planet Mercury has much larger scarps indicating considerably more shrinkage over time.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Moon May Be SHRINKING, But Very, Very Slowly] Reference

Look for sheets that are a couple of inches deeper than that measurement to allow for normal shrinkage. —.    From Wordnik.com.  [Q&A: When buying sheets, does thread count matter?] Reference

More importantly, I think it's a little rude to mention that the upper atmosphere is suffering from shrinkage.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rip Empson: The Atmosphere is Shrinking and Scientists are Baffled] Reference

In a study of patients who took it for three months last summer, the majority showed significant tumor shrinkage.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Cure For Cancer?] Reference

Already, doctors at specialized medical centers can use MRIs to measure shrinkage of a brain region called the hippocampus.    From Wordnik.com.  [Spinal-Fluid Test Is Found To Predict Alzheimer's] Reference

Even if lending picks up a bit this year, banking's merger binge will continue as institutions struggle to adapt to shrinkage.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lenders Out On A Limb] Reference

Industry shrinkage may have accelerated lately, but it was kicked off more than a decade ago, in 1978, when airlines were deregulated.    From Wordnik.com.  [Our Fearful Fliers] Reference