shorter

Example Sentences

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"A year in orbit pushes both hardware and humans into a different operational regime compared with the shorter Shenzhou missions of the programme's earlier phases," he said.

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

I’ve also run transcripts on a local model on my computer, which does a good enough job for shorter conversations.

From Slate • May 24, 2026

Critical munitions, including some that would be needed in a fight over Taiwan, are in shorter supply than before the Iran war began.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

These shorter faults are not usually included in national earthquake hazard calculations because they are considered too small to produce very large earthquakes.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

She was a lot shorter than I’d expected a therapist to be—shorter than Jonesy, even—and had a head full of gray-blonde curls so tight, they looked like they hurt.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell