shortest
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It did find that privately insured patients experienced the shortest delays, but those for Medicare patients were only minimally different from the privately insured.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Running 83 minutes, the movie is Mr. Hara and Ms. Kobayashi’s shortest effort in this set, yet it hurries nothing, its proud participants detailing their daily challenges and hopes for societal accommodations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
A total of 56 people were given jail sentences -- including Xu's two sons -- with the shortest term one year and 10 months, China's state news agency Xinhua reported.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
That was when Chris Gayle, the charismatic West Indies opener who blazed a trail in the shortest format, played his last professional game, setting a mark of 14,562 runs in T20 cricket.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
They brought their plates close to their faces so their forks had the shortest possible distance to travel.
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
