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[shawr-tn] / ˈʃɔr tn /


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“This shift will also reduce competing rail traffic and shorten potential weather-related delays for other carriers, including Amtrak Pacific Surfliner and freight trains, that operate along the beachfront corridor near San Clemente.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Carney has said that he aims to narrow the review process for projects and shorten the process to one year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

As the Sun gets lower in the sky and the days shorten, temperatures generally fall as we head further into autumn.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Human muscle fibers can shorten by comparable proportions, but the process takes about 10 times longer.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

They agreed to nearly double the workers’ wages and shorten the workday.

From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell

The results therefore do not show that taking a tyrosine supplement shortens lifespan.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026

That window shortens to one hour if air conditioning fails during summer heat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026

The high numbers have rekindled concerns about overcrowding on the mountain, especially if poor weather shortens the climbing window.

From Barron's ● May 17, 2026

That means they will be hoping to come to an agreement with Red Bull that shortens that timeframe.

From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026

Going downhill, she shortens her step, keeps centered, not leaning forward.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

President Lee Jae Myung hailed the successful voyage, saying it "shortened the one-way sailing time by 10 days compared with the conventional route via the Suez Canal".

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

Solar can’t fill the winter power gap because of “snow, clouds, and shortened daylight hours,” the grid operator says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

News of his shortened prison stint comes as reports of Combs’ special lifestyle have emerged in a report by NBC News published Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

The series was shortened to four Tests because of the inaugural men's World Cup earlier in the summer.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

In time, his left leg had shortened and he had to wear a special shoe with an enormous platform that he made himself.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton had previously objected to the shortening of race distances.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

The Danish drugmaker is shortening its name to Novo, but it will take more than a lean rebrand to win back Wall Street.

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

Novo Nordisk, the Danish drug giant behind Ozempic, is streamlining its corporate culture and shortening its name as it tries to better compete in the market for weight-loss drugs.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

Taken together, the evidence indicates that the strongest crustal shortening and collision-related deformation in the Northern Andes had mostly ended before the late Miocene.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026

He eased back ever so slightly on the reins and felt the horse’s stride come up under him, shortening.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand


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