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shortening

noun as in abridgment

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“What I helped them with was shortening the learning curve.”

It has created spare capacity by reducing the amount of support for claimants across the country, including shortening initial meetings and cutting the number of follow-up appointments.

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The Railroad Commission approved the permit without shortening its duration.

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He has proposed shortening current dietary guidelines from 149 pages to four or five pages that emphasize the importance of eating whole foods, including foods that contain saturated fat, The Washington Post reported.

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We’re nearly there in our reality, with innovations in artificial intelligence shortening the stretch between our current limitations and a scenario in which a human mind can merge with a mechanical one.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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