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[shawrt] / ʃɔrt /




ADJECTIVE
crumbly
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Once inside the park before 8 a.m., their first stop was the Bridalveil Fall Trail, a short trek that takes visitors right to the base of the thundering cascade.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

“Even if inflation was 2%, the 10-year bond should probably be at 4.5% — 4% to 4.5% — and the short rate should be at 3.3%,” he said.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

Regulators should have been careful given such products are "inherently high-risk because the compounding effect can wipe out an investor's entire principal over a short period," it said in a statement.

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

The 14-day restraining order means Paramount will fall short on its hopes to have the deal closed before the end of the month.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Another woman—white, with short dark hair capped by a green cloche— leaned against a worktable wedged into the other half of the room.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

All the while, he and creative partner Cooper Tomlinson were trialling content online, mixing comedy sketches on TikTok and Instagram with horror shorts such as "The Chair" on their YouTube channel "That's a Bad Idea".

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

Hull said that surveillance footage showed Robinson's vehicle entering a campus parking garage, before a man wearing a maroon shirt, Converse shoes and grey or olive shorts was seen walking across campus.

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

Netflix is so psyched about generative software that it’s spent the year acquiring an A.I. production studio, launching a different studio for A.I.-animated shorts, and re-creating Gene Wilder’s voice for a Willy Wonka–themed game show.

From Slate Jul. 2, 2026

Their frantic energy would fit in right alongside Mack Sennett’s pie-throwers and the primitive animated shorts of Felix the Cat.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

George was wearing a soccer T-shirt and shorts instead of a fancy leotard combo like Deirdre.

From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene

Alan Scott, Legacy Effects’ co-founder, said 3-D printing has become central to the company’s survival in an industry where budgets are tighter and deadlines are shorter.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 19, 2026

“The Nordschleife allows you to string together corners in a way that you don’t memorize them so well, like you do on a normal test track in a shorter space,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

The first enzyme cuts the long polymer chains at random points, reducing them into shorter sections.

From Science Daily Jul. 17, 2026

"Some start wearing shorter skirts or dyeing their hair. Once people begin expressing themselves, it affects a system where everyone is supposed to think and move together."

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Most figures and motifs are shorter than phrases, but some of the leitmotifs of Wagner's operas are long enough to be considered phrases.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

She said she felt her only option was to have her children close together so she could be off work for the shortest time possible.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

The Tour’s top prize, the yellow jersey, goes to the rider with the shortest composite time over three weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

On Friday officials stated Krystal Meyers, 42, and her daughter Alexis Meyers Martinez, 21, were hiking on the Vivian Creek Trail — one of the shortest and the steepest routes to the 11,503-foot summit Mt.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 3, 2026

"A process is underway... to approve all pending applications in the shortest time possible."

From Barron's Jun. 12, 2026

“The shortest distance between two points is a straight line.”

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed




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