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short

[shawrt] / ʃɔrt /




ADJECTIVE
crumbly
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Platner for a short time attended The Hotchkiss School, a boarding school in Connecticut, but says he was soon kicked out for failing to attend class.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Yet despite the week’s declines, the market is more likely to see it as a short correction than a major selloff.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Williams appeared to poke fun at her own turnaround with a short ad video posted to X on Thursday captioned “I changed my mind.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

At this financial moment, that is only a few steps short of a revolution.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

He had short brown hair and dark, wizened features.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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