shorts

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Authorities said that Coughran — who they described as a 6-foot-2, 150-pound white man with brown hair and hazel eyes — may have been wearing khaki shorts.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

This includes not only Hollywood and foreign-language features but newsreels, shorts, animation, documentary and experimental work as well as television programming.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Children seeking to avoid nightmares may wish to skip to other shorts on the disc.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

The clientele is mostly cyclists in helmets and spandex-y bike tops and shorts.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

After I change into shorts and a T-shirt, I crawl under my desk to pick up the shiny round button, and Mom knocks on the door when I’m climbing back out with it.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison