short end
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The reader felt his brother got the short end of the stick, but he did not appear to be blaming anyone except fate itself.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
“If reducing purchases of long-term government bonds pushes up Treasury and mortgage rates, cuts at the short end may not be enough to please the President or the Treasury Secretary.”
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
Average electricity customers in Virginia have also gotten the short end of the data center boom, critics say.
From Barron's ● May 19, 2026
Yields on the short end of the curve increased more than on the long end, extending the pattern of increases on Friday after solid payrolls data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026
When the stick broke in two, he yelled in sheer joy and continued beating the rock with the short end of it.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
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