shortening

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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

I also tried shortening my days to seven hours instead of 10.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 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

Regulatory pushback also could keep Netflix from shortening release windows, he added.

From Barron's • Dec. 5, 2025

“But aren’t you shortening her life by giving her so much?”

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley