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abridged

[uh-brijd] / əˈbrɪdʒd /






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“The Adding Machine” is often abridged to satisfy contemporary tastes.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

The Precision crew offered to put me through an abridged version of the member experience.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025

This followed a 13-part, 13-hour series—Vietnam: A Television History—that premiered on PBS over 30 years earlier, in 1983, before being rebroadcast in abridged form on public television’s American Experience in 1997.

From Slate • Apr. 30, 2025

“Article V: A person’s right to use a library should not be denied or abridged because of origin, age, background, or views.”

From Salon • Mar. 30, 2025

So she’s learned to tell an abridged version.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline




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