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The Peggy Guggenheim Collection didn’t throw its typical reception for the artist, citing tighter funding and a shortened planning timetable.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Channel 17 became nationally known as the “SuperStation,” with call letters WTBS, later shortened to TBS.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
Some governments, such as the U.S., “have shortened the maturity profiles of their debt to manage near-term interest bills, increasing exposure to sudden shifts in short-term funding conditions,” the IMF said.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
This object, commonly shortened to 2002 XV93, measures about 500 km across, much smaller than Pluto, which spans 2,377 km.
From Science Daily • May 5, 2026
She felt nothing as she saw the feathers erupt from her pores, as her arms widened and her body shortened and the old woman screamed in power and pain.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
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