short
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From there to here - in Charlotte, North Carolina getting ready for a World Cup that must have seemed like an impossible dream only a few short months ago.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
That post contained a short clip of him talking about his respect for people who work with their hands: “We need electricians, plumbers and carpenters,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Anything short of that wouldn’t justify Norway’s long wait, Ryerson said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Newton thinks that in the short run the S&P 500 may retest the 7,333 level from mid-May, though “a larger selloff could happen which would possibly take SPX down to 7,135–7,250.”
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 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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