abridged
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The Collegiate—an abridged, more manageable version of the company’s gargantuan International edition—was introduced in 1898 and had been revised roughly every decade thereafter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
Signed in 1965 after years of organizing and unimaginable sacrifice, it was meant to realize the constitutional promise that the right to vote would not be denied or abridged on account of race.
From Slate • Jul. 16, 2025
“Article V: A person’s right to use a library should not be denied or abridged because of origin, age, background, or views.”
From Salon • Mar. 30, 2025
I’ve seen two in my lifetime, both of them wisely abridged into two parts.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2024
The following is an abridged version of the first column to run after the Columbine massacre.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
Vocabulary lists containing abridged
"The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak, Part Eight
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The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl
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Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library
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