shorthand
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We often shorthand alliances as friendships, but they’re usually built less on comity and more on mutual necessity.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026
The proposal -- echoing the restaurant shorthand "86" for an item that is off the menu -- pits zealous reformers against vested interests, with an electorate knowing little about the issue.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
“They have been doing it for so long that they have a shorthand, if you don’t get your words out fast enough, they’ve sped past onto a million other ideas,”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Even when an episode is not really about eating, food is often nearby as shorthand for whatever new identity a character is trying on.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
John then cut off his buttons and handed them to Charles, who took out the bits of paper and translated the shorthand messages for intelligence officers.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
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