shorthand
Example Sentences
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Microsoft recently raised its capital spending to $190 billion this year, a total that finance chief Amy Hood said included $25 billion “from the impact of higher component pricing”—a shorthand largely for the memory crunch.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
“Nvidia is the market’s shorthand for everything AI and this market’s gains have been driven in large part by AI over the past few years.”
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
Practically since the launch of ChatGPT in late 2022, people have been saying that “compute” — shorthand for the immense computing power required by AI models — could become the oil of the 21st century.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
It’s shorthand for “maximize” and is often used alongside a noun or a specific aspect of life that needs improving.
From Salon • May 7, 2026
But as we were sitting down to eat, I whispered to him, “Are you going to practice your shorthand tonight, Peter?”
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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