shorten
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By the time the district agreed to shorten the punishment, he’d already served 11 days.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
For Albano, Trent Park is "on a par in terms of the military intelligence that was gained and... was used by the British government to shorten the length of the Second World War".
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Some shorten that to age 63, which is the last tax year before Medicare starts factoring your income into how much your annual premiums cost.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
By producing clearer images more quickly, the new antenna could shorten scan times while giving physicians greater confidence in their diagnoses.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026
“Will you look at that! Our youngest champion is quickest to get his egg! Well, this is going to shorten the odds on Mr. Potter!”
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
The problem, Shurety points out, is that longer fire seasons and more rain during cooler months shortens the window that such burns can be carried out.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
This not only creates more room for components but also shortens wiring distances, reducing parasitic capacitance and significantly increasing communication bandwidth between different parts of a chip.
From Science Daily ● May 30, 2026
The high number of climbers has rekindled concerns about overcrowding on the mountain -- especially if poor weather shortens the climbing window.
From Barron's ● May 22, 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
“The king shortens no man’s shadow, though he may try,” Estraven remarked, and the cook looked satisfied.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
In a theatrical economy defined by divided and shortened attention spans, that can be serious currency.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026
Economists say carmakers have either shortened or skirted the usual temporary summer layoffs to retool their plants because of robust sales.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
Officiating deficiencies have led to canceled games and shortened seasons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
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 though this is preseason, shortened bouts, we’re all suited up.
From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
His grand goal was to reduce flooding, ease navigation and expand commercial shipping capacity by straightening the river’s course and shortening the distance between Basel and Bonn by 50 miles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
By binding to that location, the tool prevented cancer cells from reaching and shortening the end, or tail, of the molecule.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026
Among wealthy university students in the 1880s and 1890s, there was a habit of shortening words and adding "-er" to the end, creating a kind of slang.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
Friday’s stock-market action might have made for a shortening of memories.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 5, 2026
She ate well and grew fat, until at last the shortening days and cold air urged her to go.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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