as in conciseness
the condition of being short
the shortness of the commencement speech was much appreciated by the impatient graduates
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Noun
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The company is busy diving out of the way of changing advertiser behavior tied to tariffs and consumer spending, trying to duck emerging regulatory curveballs out of Europe and the US, and dodging margin compression by reigning in full year expenses.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
1 May 2025 -
Price compression has also lowered tax revenue despite slightly more consumers in the legal market today than two years ago.—
Andrew DeAngelo,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Europe's largest economy has long been sluggish, with its GDP flip-flopping between growth and contraction in each quarter throughout 2023 and 2024.—
Sophie Kiderlin,
CNBC,
30 Apr. 2025
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Magnesium is a mineral that plays an important role in many bodily functions, including bone health, blood pressure regulation, and muscle contractions.—
Patricia Mikula,
Health,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Shortness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shortness. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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