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short

[shawrt] / ʃɔrt /




ADJECTIVE
crumbly
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County since 2012, when a transportation measure fell just short of a needed two-thirds majority with 66.1% support.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Even that sizable chunk will likely fall short of demand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The hospital is short of money and supplies, and lacks an ambulance.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Reiner was originally represented by celebrity attorney Alan Jackson, who left the case a short time later.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

But there was nowhere else available on short notice.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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