go short

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Currently Stellantis, formerly Fiat Chrysler, has no fully electric vehicles on sale in the U.S., but it does sell three plug-in gas-electric hybrids that can go short distances on battery power.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 20, 2023

"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

"Heaps of ways," the chief said, "but those shortest ways—sure to go short ways, so as to pass over ground quickly."

From The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)