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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
shorten .
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Examples
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C. elegans dauer development and life-span extension has been suggested based on studies showing that knockdown of bec-1 expression shortens the lifespan of the daf-2 (e1370).
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I'm inclined to go with the newer model (yes, I understand it "shortens" at closer flocusing distances).
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His full, self-appointed title is “Cynical Death”, but everyone shortens it to “Death”, and his parents refuse to call him anything but “Nick, honey” and “Nick, sweetie”.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Trollitrade’s Second Review Forum 2009
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Putting the six years lost in context, he said, long-term smoking shortens life by 10 years.
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A recent report by the committee on the medical effects of air pollution estimates that long-term exposure to particulate air pollution shortens the lives of UK residents by six months on average, which was equivalent to around 29,000 deaths in 2008.
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And they're transforming our language, giving us that peculiar shorthand with lots of U's that shortens normal words to make room for more exclamation points!
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Putting the six years lost in context, he said, long-term smoking shortens life by 10 years.
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In California we tried to correct this with term limits, which effectively shortens the voter correction cycle.
How Irrational are Voters?, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Retailers like contactless because it shortens queues at busy times and lowers cash handling costs.
This year the contactless 'wave and pay' revolution finally begins 2012
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If you buy and install it before the end of the year, the 30 percent federal tax credit shortens the payback time.
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