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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a contraction for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when explaining that a word or phrase is a shortened form of another word or phrase.
Example: "The word 'can't' is a contraction for 'cannot'."
Alternatives: "a shortened form of" or "an abbreviation for".
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But a measure of US business activity showed a contraction for the first time since September 2009.
The name is a contraction for Consolidated Annuities, a form of British government stock that originated in 1751.
"It's" as a contraction for "it is" should have an apostrophe; "its" as a possessive should not.
The most popular definition of recession, however, requires a contraction for two straight quarters -- a standard that cannot be met until the year's end.
If the case reaches trial, there is virtually no chance that the Twins could be part of a contraction for 2002.
Adding to the fears of a more widespread global downturn, manufacturing output data from Germany on Friday showed a contraction for the third straight month.
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We also give a construction of an intermediate contraction for a pair of contractions with trace class difference.
Next, we introduce the notion of a cyclic contraction for a pair of two binary mappings.
We recall the following convergence theorem with a weak contraction for a sequence of nonexpansive mappings with AKTT condition.
An initial value determination method with a contraction factor for the counter-pumped Raman coupled equations is proposed.
Then (4). is a contraction on for every.
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