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shorten

[shawr-tn] / ˈʃɔr tn /


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Both have express tees that shorten them to less than 5,000 yards, and the family golf program allows children under 15 to play free.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

They plan to shorten waits for gynaecology care, have fewer painful procedures without informed consent or pain relief choices, and provide easier access to contraception.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Eccentric exercise focuses on the phase when muscles lengthen rather than shorten.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2026

There was a machinery working to shorten his punishment.

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026

I’d sprinkled them with some cinnamon sugar, thinking they might shorten the walk home for two certain schoolkids.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson




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