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Example Sentences
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“We’re setting up for a multi-year recovery because in the past, cycles were shorter, because you had the ability to backfill capacity relatively quickly,” Seidl said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
“There are a lot of security concerns that we’re still hashing out, but the goal is the shorter of those options that you present,” Scott said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
The union said on Monday that it had returned to talks with the company and had postponed shorter strikes planned for early this week.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
Interest-rate strategists at TD Securities wrote in an October 2025 report that the advance of stablecoins could “influence Treasury’s debt management decisions, leading to a shorter weighted average maturity of issuance.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Even her hair seemed shorter, and when she spoke, her teeth were no longer sharpened to a point.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
