shorten

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If you’d rather stay on a train for longer and shorten your trip on the shuttle, then you can transfer to the K Line from Crenshaw Station toward LAX/Metro Transit Center.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Along with more money for counties and expanded voter education efforts, Romero suggested steps to shorten the California timeline for certifying results.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

He could also shorten the length of his press conference, from the roughly 45 minutes typically seen under his predecessor Jerome Powell.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

The tool identified various combinations of factors such as pressure and temperature inside the drug’s manufacturing equipment that could be tweaked to shorten the process, said Scot Lindsey, senior vice president of manufacturing and quality.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

You might eventually shorten it to Sandy June’s.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith