shortest

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Eastside riders would be best served by riding the E Line in Maravilla to the Union Station shuttles, which provides the shortest possible ride from the Boyle Heights and East L.A. area.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

They also used the shortest path in a non-Riemannian space to account for diminishing returns in color perception, another effect that had not been fully captured by the older approach.

From Science Daily • Jun. 7, 2026

Greenland is on the shortest route for missiles between Russia and the United States.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

The time the Artemis II crew have spent up there will be amongst the shortest.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

I’d had such high hopes for Hope Springs, and it was looking to be our shortest stay yet.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry