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It added: "The IDF does not shorten or forgo examination or investigative procedures in order to meet external timelines."

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Supporting that movement could shorten the amount of time material remains in the intestines and reduce the opportunity for excessive protein fermentation.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

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

By the time the district agreed to shorten the punishment, he’d already served 11 days.

From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026

One could not avoid it, but one could perhaps postpone it: and yet instead, every now and again, by a conscious, willful act, one chose to shorten the interval before it happened.

From "1984" by George Orwell

That window shortens to one hour if air conditioning fails during summer heat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026

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

The high number of climbers has rekindled concerns about overcrowding on the mountain -- especially if poor weather shortens the climbing window.

From Barron's ● May 22, 2026

Going downhill, she shortens her step, keeps centered, not leaning forward.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

President Lee Jae Myung hailed the successful voyage, saying it "shortened the one-way sailing time by 10 days compared with the conventional route via the Suez Canal".

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

Time in the jailhouse for the “Mo Money Mo Problems” rapper has been shortened several times this year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

The series was shortened to four Tests because of the inaugural men's World Cup earlier in the summer.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Give it your declining heart-rate variability, shortened sleep, increased mileage and stressful Tuesday, and it can fashion a plausible story connecting them, even when the explanation remains uncertain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

The resulting fixed abode contributes to denser human populations by permitting a shortened birth interval.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

WIPO, the UN patent and innovation agency, said AI was shortening the paths of discovery and fuelling much of the world's economic growth.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

The founders’ objectives are clear: reducing onboarding costs, human-resources expense and employee-failure rates, while shortening the time recruits reach productivity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

One phrase highlighted in her research is "incompetent cervix" used to describe the shortening of the cervix that can increase risks of pregnancy loss and early birth.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Taken together, the evidence indicates that the strongest crustal shortening and collision-related deformation in the Northern Andes had mostly ended before the late Miocene.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026

“But aren’t you shortening her life by giving her so much?”

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley