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Stotler humbly acknowledged the venue’s good fortune to be included on the very short list of people and organizations invited to preview the record, a relatively recent development.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026
The short distance quickly paid dividends after David suffered a hard fall shortly after the move, and Jeff was able to visit his father in the hospital.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
Billing himself as "DJ Xara" - with an X - he told the host he "wasn't very good", falling short of the calibre needed to play school parties.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
Earlier this year, a push to promote “dirty sodas” fell short as the product didn’t earn nationwide popularity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
When somebody rang for the doctor – two long rings and a short one – everybody picked up.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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Early musical shorts like “Morning Walk” and “Danielleanika” lean into his stoic, awkward persona as he pretends to rap or sing a passionate love song.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Some mechanical derisking saw those funds decrease long positions and increase shorts or bets against stocks last week, likely to “preserve what has been a good year,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
Fewer shorts, buybacks ending, no inflows and too many longs imply no recovery is imminent, says a JPMorgan strategist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Palmer Luckey, 34-year-old co-founder of Anduril, is building the world’s next frontier of warfare for the Pentagon but wears a uniform of exclusively Hawaiian shirts and cargo shorts.
From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2026
Not long after they established their shorts against the big Wall Street banks, they had a visit from a prominent analyst who covered the firms, Brad Hintz, at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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Shows in Vegas tend to be on the shorter side.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
A similar pattern emerged among adults who worked longer hours, who tended to consume more coffee than those with shorter work schedules.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026
Lower customer footfall, shorter operating hours because of curfew and higher security costs led to the guiance cut, the grocer said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
It was replaced by a shorter 30-minute news programme News at Seven, as well as extended versions of Reporting Scotland.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
He had shorter arms, like a kangaroo, but not as tiny as a T. rex.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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“We have the shortest lifespans of any wealthy country,” said Jerold Mande, chief executive of Nourish Science, a nonprofit, and a former FDA and Agriculture Department official.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Florida firefighter sets record as shortest woman in profession.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
Lauer had given up more than three runs in just two other outings since the Dodgers acquired him from the Blue Jays in mid-May, and Tuesday marked his shortest start.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
"This was the shortest concert of my life," responded one, under Say Agency's Telegram post.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Mirrors show Dad, the tallest; me, the shortest.
From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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