short
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Knowing conditions were in their favour and time on the field was short, England crowded the bat with as many as seven close catchers.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
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
In a recent note, she wrote of Morgan Stanley and Goldman stocks: “Better not to stand in the way” as a “valuation-driven short case” may not hold up.
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
The evening’s activity had to be kept brief because the city now had electricity only a short while each night, and candles had to be hoarded for emergencies.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Vocabulary lists containing short
Century 21 Accounting, 9e, Chapters 8-10
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