shortest

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The researchers addressed this by using the shortest path in their geometric model of color perception rather than relying on a simple straight line.

From Science Daily • Jun. 7, 2026

He is the shortest starting quarterback to win a Super Bowl.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

After New York forward OG Anunoby missed a 3-pointer, the 6-foot-2 Brunson—the shortest player on the court—scrambled for the rebound, launched himself through bodies and tapped it to a teammate, securing a crucial extra possession.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

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

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

That made sense: Chess was taller than practically every other boy his age; Finn was one of the shortest kids in his class.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix