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“I think it’s inevitable that many of these funds are going to have a shorter shelf life than products we’ve seen in the past,” said Todd Rosenbluth, head of research at VettaFi.

From The Wall Street Journal

Travelers apply and pay to join TSA PreCheck and Global Entry so they can wait in shorter lines for security or for re-entering the country.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ireland simply won the aerial battle, also taking advantage of the height difference between the 6ft 4in Baloucoune and Henry Arundell, who is four inches shorter.

From BBC

As the 19th century drew to a close, a growing middle class found itself with disposable income, shorter workweeks, mail-order catalogs and department stores, all of which helped board games evolve into consumer products.

From The Wall Street Journal

Very brief, I’ll make a long complicated story shorter.

From Slate