shorten
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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
"However, given the nature of the matter, the EFL will ask the independent disciplinary commission to shorten the response period and to list a hearing at the earliest opportunity."
From BBC • May 8, 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
The sun spins mindlessly overhead, the shadows lengthen and shorten as if by plan.
From "Grendel" by John Gardner
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