truncated

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Though the film was originally reported to be three-and-a-half hours long, covering far more of Jackson’s life, this truncated version clocks in at just over two.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

"We think whether or not a protein exists primarily in its elongated or in its truncated form might form a regulatory cue for the cell."

From Science Daily • Feb. 28, 2026

Richardson also said: "It should not have been done, it was not requested, it is unclear why it did happen, but as a result of that, the imprint was truncated off the bottom."

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

The bill opened with an onstage, truncated ballet class, with Erán Fink at the piano, conducted by Tomas Karlborg, the group’s wisecracking ballet master.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

The young scientists’ expectation was that Swann would escort them around Europe, introducing them to his friends and acquaintances among the eminent figures of European science in a sort of belated and truncated Studienreise.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik