shortest

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Dubai crude, which is in shortest supply, already topped $150 last week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

When you think about your work and your company, Complexly, you don’t want to squish it down to the shortest version, right?

From Slate • Mar. 22, 2026

Truss's position at fifth in the table belies her record as the shortest serving prime minister.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

"This equation shows that in a quantum spacetime, particles do not always move exactly along the shortest path between two points, as the classical geodesic equation would predict."

From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026

Both horses’ handlers wanted the rail, which, if the horse could hold it, would ensure the shortest trip around the track.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand