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
The package would allow developers to build housing with fewer parking spaces and would shorten timelines for construction-permit reviews.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 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
He tried to move, but pain hammered into him and made his breath shorten into gasps and he stopped, his legs still in the water.
From "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen
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