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shorten

[shawr-tn] / ˈʃɔr tn /


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A senior associate dean at Rutgers told the American Medical Association in 2021, “It’s better, to me, to shorten the foundational science curriculum.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The higher forces, in turn, would require thicker piston crowns, shortened connecting rods and thicker wrist pins.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We need to speed up and shorten the innovation cycle,” he says, pointing to the situation in Ukraine where front-line units and manufacturers collaborate to improve weapons on the fly.

From The Wall Street Journal

Telomeres are the protective ends of chromosomes that gradually shorten each time a cell divides.

From Science Daily

"It could force families to shorten trips, skip travel altogether or head overseas, spending their money elsewhere," they say.

From BBC