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For a politician to tell voters that his parents met in a ma’abarah is the shortest way to say, “I am one of you.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Florida firefighter sets record as shortest woman in profession.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
Dodgers left-handed starting pitcher Tarik Skubal pitched only five innings, tied for his shortest start with the Dodgers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
Banton then took on the charge, clubbing four sixes in his 24-ball knock as England remain unbeaten in the shortest format this summer.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
The first time Dorothy Vaughan traveled the road between Farmville and Newport News was far from the last, though the unrelenting pace of research at Langley made anything but the shortest trips home impossible.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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