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short

[shawrt] / ʃɔrt /




ADJECTIVE
crumbly
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When given short lists containing five color words, the AI systems generally performed well, even when the words and colors did not match.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

County since 2012, when a transportation measure fell just short of a needed two-thirds majority with 66.1% support.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Those trades are then vulnerable to short and sharp corrections, even in the case of small positioning adjustments or narrative shifts.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Tuchel's playing career was cut short by injury.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

A short dirt path took me to a small field, and there it was: Sandy June’s Legendary Frybread Drive-In.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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