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short stories

NOUN
short work of fiction
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The researchers then increased the complexity of the experiment by playing short stories while continuing to record brain activity.

From Science Daily Jun. 29, 2026

The company this month plans to start publishing short stories in Drafting, its ad-supported Substack about culture and fashion.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 4, 2026

Unlike the other artifacts with no traceable provenance, these short stories are bad.

From Salon May 12, 2026

The short story made its way into Thomas' best-known collection of short stories, Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog, which was published in 1940.

From BBC Apr. 30, 2026

I handed her one of my short stories.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini



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