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short

[shawrt] / ʃɔrt /




ADJECTIVE
crumbly
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Within a short time of speaking to this man, dozens more people came forward, many showing similar phone pictures.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

That post contained a short clip of him talking about his respect for people who work with their hands: “We need electricians, plumbers and carpenters,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The Israeli military said one of the missiles was intercepted; the second fell short of Israel.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

But over the short and even intermediate terms, lasting not just several years but decades, gold’s correlation to inflation is unstable.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

She glanced at the short passage that led to the shop.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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