shorten

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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

“We need to speed up and shorten the innovation cycle,” he says, pointing to the situation in Ukraine where front-line units and manufacturers collaborate to improve weapons on the fly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 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

But despite all that, Valley had overheard her mother saying the Dimblewits had pulled some strings and used some of their considerable wealth to shorten their sentence.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega