shortest
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The Tour’s top prize, the yellow jersey, goes to the rider with the shortest composite time over three weeks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
It took 70 deliveries for India to be dismissed, their shortest all-out innings in a T20.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
"A process is underway... to approve all pending applications in the shortest time possible."
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
Eastside riders would be best served by riding the E Line in Maravilla to the Union Station shuttles, which provides the shortest possible ride from the Boyle Heights and East L.A. area.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
And she spoke the way she walked, as if to get as many words out of her mouth as she could in the shortest time.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
