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short

[shawrt] / ʃɔrt /




ADJECTIVE
crumbly
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Don’t Short Yourself: My 20-year-old son wanted his first credit card.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 16, 2026

Two of the longest-standing and most popular ones are the ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ and the Direxion Daily Small Cap Bear 3X Shares.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Short sellers borrow stocks they don’t own and sell them, betting on price declines.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Short term it could be moving the kickoff times, it could be introducing more drink breaks, having more heat protocols and safety regulations.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Holly Short was a city elf born and bred.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer




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