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Recent Examples of truncate Is the president using his emergency powers to truncate a financial crisis? Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2025 Nothing about this moment felt truncated. Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 27 Aug. 2025 This year, the timeline has been truncated because of a pair of lawsuits brought by districts contesting the release of the 2023 and 2024 accountability scores. Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025 Another two days in 2025 are also expected to be uncharacteristically truncated – starting with Tuesday, July 22. Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 22 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for truncate
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shorten
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  • Sitting for too long during the day can compromise your health and shorten your lifespan.
    Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Ellis is meant to help brands and retailers scenario plan, leveraging predictive analytics and natural language processing (NLP) to provide real-time insights that can shorten the decisioning process.
    Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Truncate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truncate. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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