short
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Wyatt-Hodge was supposed to be short of form coming into this tournament.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
“Life is short and I am small,” she tells Tenacity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
“There are going to be two camps with no one in the middle. You either think SpaceX is going to the moon or this is so overvalued and you want to short it.”
From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026
Pratt took in about 26% of the vote, falling short of qualifying for the runoff behind Raman, who won 29%, and Bass, who secured the first place spot with 34%.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026
“Don’t take us for fools!” the short one snarled.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Vocabulary lists containing short
Century 21 Accounting, 9e, Chapters 8-10
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