short
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This week it said the tropical Pacific was "approaching El Niño conditions", with central Pacific temperatures already crossing its thresholds, but it stopped short of formally declaring the event had begun.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Intuitive Machines, Redwire, and AST have short interests in the 20% range.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
Brown laid out a road map for his team, turning an insurmountable mountain into a series of short steps.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Green Dot contends that the school district opted for a narrowly bureaucratic perspective to conclude incorrectly that Locke has fallen fatally short of the mark under Green Dot.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
His men insist on carrying him to an ox cart for the short ride into town.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
Vocabulary lists containing short
Century 21 Accounting, 9e, Chapters 8-10
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