shortening

Example Sentences

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Younger eggs, she said, would likely have improved her IVF odds, potentially shortening the years it took to have her children, and reducing costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

Before the CAZ was introduced, the council said air pollution was responsible for shortening the lives of about 900 people per year.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

It expands the simulation in Syopsys’ chip design software to include electrical, thermal, electromagnetic, and mechanical effects, shortening the chip design pipeline for the increasingly complex architectures coming from AI chip makers.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Since the reactor is continually producing radiation, shortening their time near it reduces the amount of radiation workers are likely to absorb.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland