shortest

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He is the shortest starting quarterback to win a Super Bowl.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

The solstice is associated with the longest days and shortest nights of the year across the Northern Hemisphere.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

Greenland is on the shortest route for missiles between Russia and the United States.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

The time the Artemis II crew have spent up there will be amongst the shortest.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

As in geometry, the shortest distance between two points is a straight line.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner