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HFCs are known as “super pollutants” because their impacts on climate change can be hundreds of thousands of times greater than carbon dioxide during their shorter lifespans.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Critical munitions, including some that would be needed in a fight over Taiwan, are in shorter supply than before the Iran war began.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Would it be just as effective to do one intense 30 minute workout each week instead of several shorter sessions spread across multiple days?

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

Arora's alternative plan was for a shorter runway at a lower cost, and did not require altering the M25.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Mother, working shorter hours once again, looked happier than she had for a long time.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook