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The phrase "a shrinking town of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a town that is experiencing a decrease in population or size.
Example: "The report highlighted the challenges faced by a shrinking town of just a few thousand residents, struggling to maintain its economy."
Alternatives: "a declining town of" or "a dwindling town of".
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A shrinking town of old concrete clings to a bridge joining two bare, almost treeless mountains.
From Huntingdon, a shrinking town of about 4,000 residents anchored by the stately Carroll County courthouse on a photogenic square, Nashville is about two hours to the east, and Memphis is two hours to the west.
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There may be government backstops for bank failures, insurance collapses and pensions owed to workers by bankrupt airlines and steel mills — but not, apparently, for the retirees of a shrinking town.
The people along a string of shrinking towns on the Delaware River are expected to make about 5,900 one-way trips a day on New Jersey Transit's new River Line.
Rapidly shrinking towns and cities across Japan are experiencing a population explosion.
Fewer farmers usually means shrinking towns.
In the days, weeks, and months after Hurricane Maria, the town was suspended in a virtual state of darkness, with no electricity, a shrinking supply of potable water, and spotty cell phone service.
Global manufacturing employment is shrinking, simply because of enormous increases in productivity, and America is likely to get a shrinking share of the shrinking number of new jobs.
Borrowers must fight for a shrinking supply of new credit.
Physically, Summers is anything but a shrinking violet of academe.
The Windy City is a one-party town with a shrinking middle class and a fully co-opted business elite.
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