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shortcut

[shawrt-kuht] / ˈʃɔrtˌkʌt /


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When students understand the value of the process, they’re less likely to look for an easy shortcut like AI.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

"It's basically a shortcut," explains Adrian Bayer a cosmologist at the Flatiron Institute and Princeton University, co-author of the study.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

If a recipe offered a shortcut, I generally regarded it with suspicion.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

Kieron Sharp, chairman of FACT, said illegal streaming was "not a harmless shortcut".

From BBC • May 23, 2026

They crossed a stubble-field to shortcut to the barn.

From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck




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