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For example, public health and other experts have demonstrated how racial fatigue shortens the lives of people of color because of how chronic stress from navigating a society where racial discrimination profoundly shapes life outcomes.

The distance between waves shortens, and waves grow in height, which can effectively create a wall of water near the coast.

Compensating for bouncing breasts by restricting the movement of your upper body alters the positioning of the pelvis and shortens the length of each stride.

These procedures help identify potential future issues, it adds, enabling preventative action to be taken - which improves patient outcomes, shortens treatment plans, and are therefore more cost effective overall.

By undermining the pitcher’s authority on how the innings flow, the timekeeper shortens a game’s duration.