shortening

Example Sentences

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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 Literature

Ba had found his tongue and was explaining that the fair weather had sped up his ship, shortening the time at sea.

From Literature

In endogamous populations, such variants can occur 100 to 1,000 times as often as in more outbred populations, shortening the time and cost required to find them.

From The Wall Street Journal

First, particularly pertinent to current concerns, is thar “creative destruction operates more rapidly,” shortening the time a company may remain large and competitive enough to stay in the S&P 500.

From MarketWatch

HKEx is also dedicated to improving its market's structure and efficiency, including shortening stock clearing time, she said.

From Barron's