shorten
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By producing clearer images more quickly, the new antenna could shorten scan times while giving physicians greater confidence in their diagnoses.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026
A secure retirement portfolio acts like a health shield, calming market anxiety that can actually shorten life expectancy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
“Do you need to alter your plans? Drive instead of fly, or shorten a stay?”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
If you’d rather stay on a train for longer and shorten your trip on the shuttle, then you can transfer to the K Line from Crenshaw Station toward LAX/Metro Transit Center.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
I did my best to shorten the haircut evenly, just below my chin.
From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis
The high number of climbers has rekindled concerns about overcrowding on the mountain -- especially if poor weather shortens the climbing window.
From Barron's ● May 22, 2026
That means they will be hoping to come to an agreement with Red Bull that shortens that timeframe.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026
Slicing the chicken speeds up the flavor exchange and shortens the cook time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026
The urgency has grown as his career runway shortens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2026
“The king shortens no man’s shadow, though he may try,” Estraven remarked, and the cook looked satisfied.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
Whether in its original eight-mile guise, or the shortened 4.3-mile version used since 1983, it has a combination of flowing, high and medium-speed corners matched by very few circuits in the world.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
"Even when we accounted for the fact that they were awake longer when sleep was shortened, participants spent more time being inactive than when they got adequate sleep," Zuraikat says.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026
Setting aside the shortened 2020 season, Rendon averaged just 51 games per season from 2021 through 2024.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026
Here’s what you need to know about how schedules are impacted during the shortened work week and over the holiday weekend.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
This shortened first measure is called a pickup measure.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
By binding to that location, the tool prevented cancer cells from reaching and shortening the end, or tail, of the molecule.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026
Tour de France organisers announced that they were shortening the following day's final stage of the cycling race due to the wildfires ravaging southwest France.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
Younger eggs, she said, would likely have improved her IVF odds, potentially shortening the years it took to have her children, and reducing costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
Friday’s stock-market action might have made for a shortening of memories.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 5, 2026
A lump rises in the base of my throat, tightening my airway and shortening my breaths to shallow gulps.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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