shorten
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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
The point is to dissuade people from reading and shorten their attention spans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
For Albano, Trent Park is "on a par in terms of the military intelligence that was gained and... was used by the British government to shorten the length of the Second World War".
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
I figured if I shorten it, God will hear this time, cause I’m starting to slowly fall apart.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
Importantly, the researchers did not directly examine tyrosine supplements or test whether taking supplemental tyrosine shortens lifespan.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 15, 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
Going downhill, she shortens her step, keeps centered, not leaning forward.
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
The artist formerly known as Miley Cyrus appears to have changed her name, or just shortened it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Indeed, it was also encouraging how Rogers, whose pre-season was shortened by his involvement in England's run to third place at the World Cup, looked so fit and powerful.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
In a theatrical economy defined by divided and shortened attention spans, that can be serious currency.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026
TerraPower received a construction license in March for a project in Wyoming after a shortened review period of about 18 months—but it took 1,000 engineers to make that happen, Chief Executive Chris Levesque said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
But Mother shortened the punishment to one month, reminding him that he was not the one who had to stay in the house all day with us.
From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat
Adding hydrogen turned soybean oil into solids such as shortening and margarine.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
Moreover, AI is shortening chip-design cycles and, sooner or later, this will lead to a return of the boom-and-bust cycle of the semiconductor industry, he said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
His grand goal was to reduce flooding, ease navigation and expand commercial shipping capacity by straightening the river’s course and shortening the distance between Basel and Bonn by 50 miles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
By binding to that location, the tool prevented cancer cells from reaching and shortening the end, or tail, of the molecule.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026
“I thought you were going to tell your speech to that man,” said Jo, rudely shortening her sister’s little reverie.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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