shorten

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This approach could also shorten cooking times, making it appealing for large-scale food production.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026

Depending on how long the conflict lasts, however, some facilities could elect to shorten or postpone their usual May and June maintenance schedules, he said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

However, weather conditions can shorten the process to four days or prolong it for as long as a month, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

The manufacturer’s group has asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to shorten the length of pipeline supply contracts to a few years, from more than a decade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

To shorten and adapt Wells’s novel, Koch cut its female characters.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow