shortest

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And he has led winger Cole Caufield, Montreal’s shortest player at 5-foot-8, from the fringes of the roster to a breakout 2025-26 season.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Consider Wednesday’s outing: it was Ohtani’s shortest start of the season, five innings and 88 pitches of what Roberts and Ohtani agreed was a “grind.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Greenland is on the shortest route for missiles between Russia and the United States.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Here on the shortest winter days sunrise did not occur until around 10:00 in some places, resulting in darker mornings and a rise in serious road casualties.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

“I was going to do that. The shortest distance between two points is a straight line.”

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein