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short

[shawrt] / ʃɔrt /




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crumbly
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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

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

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

“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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