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shortcut

[shawrt-kuht] / ˈʃɔrtˌkʌt /


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“The blood test is not a shortcut for the average person,” Pasricha said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Microsoft says it built the model "from scratch" with "no distillation" of rival models -- a common shortcut that involves copying a competitor's outputs to train a new system more cheaply and quickly.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

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

From BBC • May 23, 2026

A shortcut: Check the dashboard menus to see their real-world miles per kilowatt-hour reading.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

It looked like he could shave off a hundred of them by taking the shortcut, so say around two hundred.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker




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