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[shawrt-kuht] / ˈʃɔrtˌkʌt /


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While AI is a shortcut, Vo said her network and credibility in the industry were key.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

“We think we’ve found a little bit of a shortcut here,” Beck said, noting the combined company will be vertically integrated, able to design, build, launch and operate its own satellites.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2026

Hot sauce is also the perfect shortcut for adding more seasoning to your soup.

From Salon Jun. 13, 2026

He was later fined for taking a shortcut home by leaving Paisley with his family rather than travelling on the team bus back to Leith.

From BBC Jun. 11, 2026

The shortcut shaved off nearly eight thousand miles for ships traveling from New York to California.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple

If there are any lessons for Hollywood to learn from “Obsession,” it’s to not take shortcuts to the prize you’re longing for.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

Even as the pace has sharply accelerated, Tori Shivanandan, President and COO of Radiant Nuclear, does not want regulatory shortcuts.

From Barron's Jun. 28, 2026

It treats historical analogies not as rhetorical shortcuts but as evidentiary claims that must withstand scrutiny.

From Slate Jun. 26, 2026

So instead of starting from scratch, I opted for something that leaned into the shortcuts, unapologetically.

From Salon Jun. 14, 2026

“I know all the shortcuts now. Get you there in’arf the time. I know this ship like the back of me ’and.”

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck




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