shorten
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He could also shorten the length of his press conference, from the roughly 45 minutes typically seen under his predecessor Jerome Powell.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026
"If we can shorten the timeline and help people see benefits sooner, it may encourage them to keep exercising."
From Science Daily • May 16, 2026
The tool identified various combinations of factors such as pressure and temperature inside the drug’s manufacturing equipment that could be tweaked to shorten the process, said Scot Lindsey, senior vice president of manufacturing and quality.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026
She'd actually go further and ban short-form video altogether because "they shorten children's attention spans".
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
They agreed to nearly double the workers’ wages and shorten the workday.
From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell
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