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Moving the advertising boards and reducing the run-in space might persuade a team to go short more often.

From BBC Nov. 22, 2025

"The macro is signalling you to sell or go short, but you'd be very cautious because of the ability of a short market to bite back," said Bhar.

From Reuters Oct. 4, 2022

“Our mandate is to find the 200 best companies in the world and invest in them and find the 200 worst companies in the world and go short on them,” he would explain.

From New York Times Aug. 23, 2022

What do you have to go short with?

From Slate Jan. 18, 2022

I used to wonder if the Lord's temper ever did go short.'

From A Second Coming by Marsh, Richard




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