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short

[shawrt] / ʃɔrt /




ADJECTIVE
crumbly
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"In summer, we are desperately short of staff," explained shift supervisor Giorgos Stamoulakatos.

From Barron's Aug. 23, 2026

To leave one captured star on the short orbit observed in rpTDEs, the original binary system would have to be extremely compact.

From Science Daily Aug. 23, 2026

Knightsbridge had a short lead as the two horses passed the mile marker, and when they straightened out in the stretch, the race was over.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2026

“In short, they asked too much and offered too little,” the prime minister added.

From MarketWatch Aug. 22, 2026

Then a tall Elder with short black hair and red lipstick stepped forward and hugged him.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

A jury member said he recognized the youngster's potential from the moment he clapped eyes on his red Cars-themed Lightning McQueen shorts and clogs.

From Barron's Aug. 22, 2026

Buermann licenses cartoons and shorts shown at each event, to check the boxes but also to gain industry respect and help with financial support.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

When I come home, I will occasionally wear khaki shorts, but they can’t be “Survivor” shorts.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

I have seen genuinely funny and ingenious A.I.-produced shorts on my feeds, many of them likely helmed with a fraction of the compute and app deployment needed at Fairground.

From Slate Aug. 16, 2026

A girl in a white T-shirt and red shorts marched up to the window.

From "Scream for Ice Cream: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #2" by Carolyn Keene

Allen has faced shorter power outages before, but this experience has been different as he has started caring for his 95-year-old father.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

Meanwhile, environmental groups warned growing traffic along the shorter NSR could accelerate Arctic sea ice loss already driven by global warming.

From Barron's Aug. 22, 2026

Amid public backlash, the company announced this month several platform changes, including a shorter data retention window and audit tools for law enforcement customers intended to flag abnormal search behavior.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

Already, British bookmakers have four different candidates at 7/1 odds or shorter to be the first to be sacked this season.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

Microbeats are shorter than macrobeats and represent the equal division of the macrobeat.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

A total of 56 people were given jail sentences -- including Xu's two sons -- with the shortest term one year and 10 months, China's state news agency Xinhua reported.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

The Manchester Super Giants number three went on to make 51 from 20 balls, another superb innings in a remarkable 522-match career in the sport's shortest format.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

The Tour’s top prize, the yellow jersey, goes to the rider with the shortest composite time over three weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

On Friday officials stated Krystal Meyers, 42, and her daughter Alexis Meyers Martinez, 21, were hiking on the Vivian Creek Trail — one of the shortest and the steepest routes to the 11,503-foot summit Mt.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 3, 2026

But Spurge answered all Werfel’s polite questions in the shortest way possible.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin




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