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shortening

[shawrt-ning, shawr-tn-ing] / ˈʃɔrt nɪŋ, ˈʃɔr tn ɪŋ /


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Friday’s stock-market action might have made for a shortening of memories.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

The heat was shortening the life of his produce as surely as it was shortening the market day.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

The company is focusing on managing direct costs and shortening the time it takes to build, CEO Robert McGibney said on a call with investors.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

“AI is in the midst of a capex boom with genuine risks: uncertain monetization, potential overbuild, shortening asset lives, and growing reliance on debt.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Among them are the corn-fed chicken itself; modified cornstarch; mono-, tri-, and diglycerides; dextrose; lecithin; yellow corn flour; regular cornstarch; vegetable shortening; partially hydrogenated corn oil.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan




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