shortening

Example Sentences

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Friday’s stock-market action might have made for a shortening of memories.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

"We know that Yorkshire has a large number of children in areas of deprivation who've got life shortening conditions," says Vicki Greensmith, director of clinical services.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

It expands the simulation in Syopsys’ chip design software to include electrical, thermal, electromagnetic, and mechanical effects, shortening the chip design pipeline for the increasingly complex architectures coming from AI chip makers.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

The cycles of our obsession are shortening, after all.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

The days were shortening into winter, and dusk came soon.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin