shortened
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It doesn’t get easier after a shortened bye week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
It has also shortened working hours and reduced the number of staff present in some locations.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
In a theatrical economy defined by divided and shortened attention spans, that can be serious currency.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026
TerraPower received a construction license in March for a project in Wyoming after a shortened review period of about 18 months—but it took 1,000 engineers to make that happen, Chief Executive Chris Levesque said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Eventually, that shortened to Big W. By the time he started college at Tuskegee Institute, Enoch had become Big Dub.
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
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