shorten
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Though the government announced last month that it would shorten the work day for public sector employees to ease the electricity crisis, several parts of Caracas have begun experiencing power cuts.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
The lifespan of England’s quintessential oaks, meanwhile, could dramatically shorten to 100-150 years in hotter weather compared with the current 400 years or more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
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
Specifically, the length would shorten as you moved away from the poles.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
The problem, Shurety points out, is that longer fire seasons and more rain during cooler months shortens the window that such burns can be carried out.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
This not only creates more room for components but also shortens wiring distances, reducing parasitic capacitance and significantly increasing communication bandwidth between different parts of a chip.
From Science Daily ● May 30, 2026
That density shortens iteration cycles, improves yields, accelerates ramp-up and compounds tacit knowledge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
The urgency has grown as his career runway shortens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2026
“The king shortens no man’s shadow, though he may try,” Estraven remarked, and the cook looked satisfied.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
Larger brands have shortened windows by 12%, from 43 to 38 days.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
The child was born with Amish lethal microcephaly, a rare genetic disorder associated with a severely shortened life expectancy, and had been receiving palliative care since shortly after birth.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
It doesn’t get easier after a shortened bye week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
Watch highlights as Harry Brook shines in the Headingley gloom as England build a commanding 195-run lead over Pakistan on a shortened second day of the first Test.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
“With her constitution she should have lived to a good old age: her life was shortened by trouble.”
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
It appeared as cooking oil, frying fat, shortening, salad dressing, mayonnaise and an inconspicuous ingredient in packaged foods.
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
Saving fuel by shortening the journey doesn’t automatically make a route profitable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Tour de France organisers announced that they were shortening the following day's final stage of the cycling race due to the wildfires ravaging southwest France.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
They kept shortening up the range to get closer and closer to us.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
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