shorten

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The fast-entry rule would shorten the time it takes for a newly public company to make the Nasdaq-100 roster to less than a month.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 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

A senior associate dean at Rutgers told the American Medical Association in 2021, “It’s better, to me, to shorten the foundational science curriculum.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Telomeres are the protective ends of chromosomes that gradually shorten each time a cell divides.

From Science Daily • Feb. 12, 2026

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

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow