shorten
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Standard treatment focuses on rehydration, while antibiotics can shorten the illness but do not eliminate the toxins left behind.
From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026
The fast-entry rule would shorten the time it takes for a newly public company to make the Nasdaq-100 roster to less than a month.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026
However, weather conditions can shorten the process to four days or prolong it for as long as a month, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
"It could force families to shorten trips, skip travel altogether or head overseas, spending their money elsewhere," they say.
From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026
Once people began to produce food and become sedentary, they could shorten the birth spacing and produce still more people, requiring still more food.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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