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short

[shawrt] / ʃɔrt /




ADJECTIVE
crumbly
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Because of these short term benefits, experts recommend dividing exercise across two to four days per week whenever possible.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

A former podcaster, Patel understands the modern media environment well enough to know that outrage has a short shelf life.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

There, Lindstrom made a short film about his grandpa that landed him a spot in the MFA program at Columbia University.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

Musk provided the bulk of funding in its early days—though the roughly $40 million he provided fell far short of the $1 billion he had publicly pledged.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

He couldn’t remember anything about his short life.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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