shorten
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The strikes mean Russia has been forced to shorten convoys on supply routes as a "quick coping mechanism to reduce potential damage", Cristian Vlas at conflict monitoring group Acled told BBC Verify.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
"If we can shorten the timeline and help people see benefits sooner, it may encourage them to keep exercising."
From Science Daily • May 16, 2026
Both have express tees that shorten them to less than 5,000 yards, and the family golf program allows children under 15 to play free.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
There was a machinery working to shorten his punishment.
From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026
To shorten and adapt Wells’s novel, Koch cut its female characters.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
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