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Because you would start collecting benefits seven years later than in Scenario No. 1, we need to shorten the investment period from 25 years to 18 years.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 3, 2026

Companies have wide discretion to shorten or lengthen their fixed assets’ useful lives, which changes their yearly depreciation numbers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

Based on genetic analyses, the researchers estimated that elevated tyrosine levels could shorten men's lifespan by nearly one year.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 15, 2026

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

“We can fix that,” said Laurence, and he looped the fabric into a knot behind Bat’s neck to shorten the sling.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold

That means they will be hoping to come to an agreement with Red Bull that shortens that timeframe.

From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026

The Kharg Island mission might make sense if it strikes a decisive blow that shortens the war and secures America’s strategic interest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026

Houston thrives when it shortens the field and avoids asking the offense to sustain long drives.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 26, 2025

The drug has received what’s known as a Commissioner’s National Priority Voucher, a controversial new program that dramatically shortens drug approval timelines.

From Barron's ● Dec. 18, 2025

Going downhill, she shortens her step, keeps centered, not leaning forward.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Whether in its original eight-mile guise, or the shortened 4.3-mile version used since 1983, it has a combination of flowing, high and medium-speed corners matched by very few circuits in the world.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

"Even when we accounted for the fact that they were awake longer when sleep was shortened, participants spent more time being inactive than when they got adequate sleep," Zuraikat says.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026

This interview has been shortened and edited for clarity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

“Food-safety issues were more problematic for the industry prior to COVID-19 as well as the broader adoption of social media that we argue has shortened consumers’ attention spans,” the analysts wrote.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026

Luke’s long legs purposefully shortened their stride so that she would not have to skip to keep up.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson

Later studies by Wagner's group and other scientists showed that this shortening occurs across many types of cancer and may help tumors adapt, survive, and escape treatment.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026

Oil tankers and cargo ships use it to reach the Suez Canal and the Mediterranean, shortening journeys between Asia and Europe and North America by thousands of kilometres.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 5, 2026

The heat was shortening the life of his produce as surely as it was shortening the market day.

From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026

And then we would be off to the station, hand in hand, I lengthening my strides and he shortening his to keep in step.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom