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as in shortened
to make less in extent or duration
the library's hours have been drastically abridged to cut costs
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Recent Examples of abridged
Paolo Confino, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2022
An abridged version of a piece that Stoppard published in Talk magazine in 1999, the essay describes his somewhat late-in-life awakening to his Jewish identity.
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2022
It’s not the color-blind casting, abridged plot, or anachronisms that upset people.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 27 July 2022
After Eichmann’s capture by the Israelis, Sassen sold the transcripts to Life magazine, which published an abridged, two-part excerpt.
—Isabel Kershner, BostonGlobe.com, 4 July 2022
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An abridged version of this list appears in the October/November 2022 issue of Fortune.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2022
An abridged version of a piece that Stoppard published in Talk magazine in 1999, the essay describes his somewhat late-in-life awakening to his Jewish identity.
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2022
It’s not the color-blind casting, abridged plot, or anachronisms that upset people.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 27 July 2022
After Eichmann’s capture by the Israelis, Sassen sold the transcripts to Life magazine, which published an abridged, two-part excerpt.
—Isabel Kershner, BostonGlobe.com, 4 July 2022
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Take these three steps to move toward a more nimble and abbreviated procurement process: • Change your procurement process—from product identification to evaluation to selection to purchasing.Mark Tauschek, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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According to sources, there had been discussions of bringing the show back for an abbreviated final season or even a wrap up film, but ultimately to no avail.Joe Otterson, Variety, 27 Sep. 2024
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St Louis 1st baseman Mark McGwire hits his 65th homer of the season in a rain shortened 9-5 win over Cubs at Busch Stadium; wins 2nd straight HR title over Sammy Sosa, who hits his 63rd HR in same game.Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
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John Ritter died suddenly in 2003, of a heart issue called an aortic dissection, while filming the sitcom 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter (later shortened to 8 Simple Rules), alongside Kaley Cuoco and Katey Sagal.Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 1 Oct. 2024
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The company acknowledges substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date of the condensed financial statements being issued.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 19 Nov. 2024
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The second is that weekend learn-to-hunt programs — like the condensed version of Field to Fork these hunters been through — don’t actually retain new hunters.Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Abridged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abridged. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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