shorten
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"If we can shorten the timeline and help people see benefits sooner, it may encourage them to keep exercising."
From Science Daily • May 16, 2026
In April, OpenAI introduced GPT-Rosalind, which it says is intended to help researchers shorten drug-development timelines.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026
Businesses, he said, will need to consider whether it's worth the extra costs to shorten travel by just a few days.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
There was a machinery working to shorten his punishment.
From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026
As normal cells go through life, their telomeres shorten with each division until they’re almost gone.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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