shorts
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Early musical shorts like “Morning Walk” and “Danielleanika” lean into his stoic, awkward persona as he pretends to rap or sing a passionate love song.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Some mechanical derisking saw those funds decrease long positions and increase shorts or bets against stocks last week, likely to “preserve what has been a good year,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
Dressed in shorts, sandals and a dark baseball cap, the former Ukrainian Special Forces soldier strolled back and forth, chatting with the receptionist and dipping repeatedly into a bowl of free snacks.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
The constant flux of TikTok clips, Instagram reels and YouTube shorts running through our social-media feeds isn’t only zapping our attention spans, it’s altering how we perceive time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
He wore the same shorts and t-shirts to work for days on end.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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