shorts

Example Sentences

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If the perpetual price is higher than the reference spot price, longs pay the shorts; if the price is lower than the reference spot price, shorts pay the longs.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

Parsons uploaded his early shorts online where he could analyze the mass response.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

This includes not only Hollywood and foreign-language features but newsreels, shorts, animation, documentary and experimental work as well as television programming.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

In fact, KoKo is the main attraction in several of the set’s earliest shorts made at Fleischer Studios’ predecessor, Inkwell Studios.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Michael watched Beejee stop between buildings to rifle through the pockets of the cargo shorts.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly