shortening

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“Investors are shortening up, staying safe and waiting for clarity,” said Matt Wrzesniewsky, head of fixed-income client-portfolio management at Vanguard.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

In endogamous populations, such variants can occur 100 to 1,000 times as often as in more outbred populations, shortening the time and cost required to find them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

This shortening is widely recognized as a marker of aging.

From Science Daily • Feb. 12, 2026

Rain is forecast for Sunday's first day, possibly shortening the Test and limiting the impact spin could have.

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2026

Some scholars believe there is a direct link between the advent of cooking, the shortening of the human intestinal track, and the growth of the human brain.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari