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Human muscle fibers can shorten by comparable proportions, but the process takes about 10 times longer.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

"This is an unacceptable shift away from, and abolition of, the policy that urged companies to shorten work hours," the National Confederation of Trade Unions in Tokyo, commonly known as Zenroren, said in a statement.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

Even if you enjoy your job, the transition from holiday to work can be hard, particularly in September as the days begin to shorten.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

By the time the district agreed to shorten the punishment, he’d already served 11 days.

From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026

Happily, there are tables and good approximations which can be used to shorten these calculations.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

Their method dramatically shortens the processing required after a restoration comes out of the printer.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026

That density shortens iteration cycles, improves yields, accelerates ramp-up and compounds tacit knowledge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026

That means they will be hoping to come to an agreement with Red Bull that shortens that timeframe.

From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026

The urgency has grown as his career runway shortens.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2026

“The king shortens no man’s shadow, though he may try,” Estraven remarked, and the cook looked satisfied.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

President Lee Jae Myung hailed the successful voyage, saying it "shortened the one-way sailing time by 10 days compared with the conventional route via the Suez Canal".

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

A magnificent two-volume biography of Charles Darwin has been shortened into a marvel of economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Time in the jailhouse for the “Mo Money Mo Problems” rapper has been shortened several times this year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

Mild cognitive impairment, often shortened to MCI, describes measurable problems with memory or thinking that are greater than expected with normal aging but do not necessarily interfere substantially with everyday life.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026

Kaisha was named after her grandmother; Rawiya shared a name with an aunt on her mother’s side; and Reg’s shortened name helped him feel like he wasn’t just a copy of his older brother.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

One phrase highlighted in her research is "incompetent cervix" used to describe the shortening of the cervix that can increase risks of pregnancy loss and early birth.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

But it advised against shortening the time to a degree to three years or leaning in to online education, and instead suggested establishing a task force to develop a new tuition model.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

The Danish drugmaker is shortening its name to Novo, but it will take more than a lean rebrand to win back Wall Street.

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

Taken together, the evidence indicates that the strongest crustal shortening and collision-related deformation in the Northern Andes had mostly ended before the late Miocene.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026

They kept shortening up the range to get closer and closer to us.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers