abridged
Example Sentences
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The Precision crew offered to put me through an abridged version of the member experience.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025
This followed a 13-part, 13-hour series—Vietnam: A Television History—that premiered on PBS over 30 years earlier, in 1983, before being rebroadcast in abridged form on public television’s American Experience in 1997.
From Slate • Apr. 30, 2025
I would love to hear an abridged history of soy/tamari, as well as what led to your family originally becoming involved in the practice?
From Salon • Sep. 10, 2024
Maya Hawke’s acting duties also involve playing an assortment of O’Connor’s characters in abridged dramatizations of short stories — “The Life You Save May Be Your Own,” “Parker’s Back,” and a few other classic pieces.
From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2024
“Fine. But can we go with the abridged version? We’re in a bit of a rush.”
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
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