shortcut

Example Sentences

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That shortcut should be reserved for situations where there is no observable transaction between a willing buyer and a willing seller.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

For more than 40 years, train passengers arriving into Aberdeen looking for a shortcut into the city centre have faced a notoriously tiring 32-step climb.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

What emerges isn’t a shortcut so much as a shift in architecture.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

You probably know it already — you’ve seen oil pumpjacks laboring away in nutty places, like on the La Cienega Boulevard shortcut through Baldwin Hills to the airport.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Kyle, on the other hand, would take a shortcut.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein