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- adjective
comparative form ofshort : moreshort . - noun colloquial A
short , ashort seller : one who engages inshort selling .
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Examples
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In Jamaica my diary entries grew shorter and shorterÂ…
Stoic Traveler Bedford, Sybille 1963
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You're right: I belive the word "Platform" was substituted by another editor to make the title shorter, so it would fit better in the headline bar.
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You're right: I belive the word "Platform" was substituted by another editor to make the title shorter, so it would fit better in the headline bar.
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The greater the velocity of the particle the shorter is the wavelength.
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One abstainer said he wants a term shorter than seven years.
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One abstainer said he wants a term shorter than seven years.
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So, we're watching for the shorter what they call the shorter months of the spring to see just what the utility inventory situation is and what happens there.
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This will open up so many more opportunities, be cheaper that chemical rockets, be safer for astronauts in shorter transit times
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I think 40 minutes or shorter is the ideal length for an album.
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The 30-year bond has tumbled recently on speculation that the Fed may concentrate its buying in shorter-dated Treasurys.
Fed Bets Scaled Back, Pushing Key Yield Up Min Zeng 2010
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