shortest
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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
The Manchester Super Giants number three went on to make 51 from 20 balls, another superb innings in a remarkable 522-match career in the sport's shortest format.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
It took 70 deliveries for India to be dismissed, their shortest all-out innings in a T20.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
On Friday officials stated Krystal Meyers, 42, and her daughter Alexis Meyers Martinez, 21, were hiking on the Vivian Creek Trail — one of the shortest and the steepest routes to the 11,503-foot summit Mt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
It’s the shortest, easiest run I’m attempting all summer, but as I walk down our street toward campus, I’m every bit as nervous as I was on graduation morning.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
