shortest
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It was the shortest outing of any of the Dodgers’ starters, but he still held the Braves to one run.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
Florida firefighter sets record as shortest woman in profession.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
A hike at the two-day meeting ending Friday would come just three months after the central bank’s last rate increase in June, marking the shortest interval since it exited negative rates in March 2024.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 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
His were the feelings of a point in geometry, existing mysteriously on the shortest distance between two points: or of a line, drawn on a plane surf act v/hich had length, breadth but no magnitude.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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