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By producing clearer images more quickly, the new antenna could shorten scan times while giving physicians greater confidence in their diagnoses.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026
“Do you need to alter your plans? Drive instead of fly, or shorten a stay?”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
If you’d rather stay on a train for longer and shorten your trip on the shuttle, then you can transfer to the K Line from Crenshaw Station toward LAX/Metro Transit Center.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
Along with more money for counties and expanded voter education efforts, Romero suggested steps to shorten the California timeline for certifying results.
From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2026
“Will you look at that! Our youngest champion is quickest to get his egg! Well, this is going to shorten the odds on Mr. Potter!”
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
This setup reduces Nebius’ dependence on building new grid transmissions and shortens the timeline to power its facilities, the company said.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
That means they will be hoping to come to an agreement with Red Bull that shortens that timeframe.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026
The Kharg Island mission might make sense if it strikes a decisive blow that shortens the war and secures America’s strategic interest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
Houston thrives when it shortens the field and avoids asking the offense to sustain long drives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 26, 2025
Going downhill, she shortens her step, keeps centered, not leaning forward.
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Whether in its original eight-mile guise, or the shortened 4.3-mile version used since 1983, it has a combination of flowing, high and medium-speed corners matched by very few circuits in the world.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Setting aside the shortened 2020 season, Rendon averaged just 51 games per season from 2021 through 2024.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026
These are naturally less sensitive to tiny defects on the crystal's surface, which had shortened magnon lifetimes in previous experiments.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 2, 2026
Here’s what you need to know about how schedules are impacted during the shortened work week and over the holiday weekend.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
Each pair would play a shortened set, where the first boy to win four games with a two-game advantage would win the set.
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
Younger eggs, she said, would likely have improved her IVF odds, potentially shortening the years it took to have her children, and reducing costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
Friday’s stock-market action might have made for a shortening of memories.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 5, 2026
"We know that Yorkshire has a large number of children in areas of deprivation who've got life shortening conditions," says Vicki Greensmith, director of clinical services.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
It expands the simulation in Synopsys’ chip design software to include electrical, thermal, electromagnetic, and mechanical effects, shortening the chip design pipeline for the increasingly complex architectures coming from AI chip makers.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
“But aren’t you shortening her life by giving her so much?”
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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