shortest

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But what followed was one of the shortest honeymoon periods in British political history.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

There is limited overlap between items produced by the automotive-parts supply chain and the weapons components in shortest supply.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

"A process is underway... to approve all pending applications in the shortest time possible."

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

They also used the shortest path in a non-Riemannian space to account for diminishing returns in color perception, another effect that had not been fully captured by the older approach.

From Science Daily • Jun. 7, 2026

I stare at my square of sky until I drift into what feels like the shortest sleep of my life.

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman