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shorthand

[shawrt-hand] / ˈʃɔrtˌhænd /


NOUN
stenography
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“If the army or Sepah ask Iranian companies, they should help them,” he said, using the Iranian shorthand for the Revolutionary Guard.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

Fast food has increasingly become fashion, entertainment, identity and political shorthand.

From Salon Sep. 2, 2026

As they craft, artisans chant aloud the design code handwritten on a strip of paper known as talim -- shorthand of ancient symbols for numbers and colours -- knotting the threads string by string.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

“Hawkish” is the market shorthand for central-bank officials focused on raising rates to control inflation.

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

I could not resist the temptation of mystifying him a bit—I suppose it is some of the taste of the original apple that remains still in our mouths—so I handed him the shorthand diary.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker




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