shorthand
Example Sentences
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“Nvidia is the market’s shorthand for everything AI and this market’s gains have been driven in large part by AI over the past few years.”
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
For decades, Sweden was shorthand for the brand of high-tax, high-spend government that managed people’s lives from cradle to grave through state-run hospitals, schools and care homes.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
Practically since the launch of ChatGPT in late 2022, people have been saying that “compute” — shorthand for the immense computing power required by AI models — could become the oil of the 21st century.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
Soon, the word became a stand-in for “catchy,” shorthand that could be used to categorize just about any song with a single word.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
It was so common that out on the corner we had a sign for it, a shorthand, clapping your wrists together like you were being put in handcuffs.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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