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for short

  1. Also, short for. As an abbreviation. For example, Richard prefers to be called Dick for short, or The Fed is short for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. [Mid-1800s]



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James: I had lived in L.A. for short periods just for a job, and I would go back to New York.

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She was able to leave the unit for short periods, even going to a Fleetwood Mac concert with her boyfriend Andrew.

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Detained in Dubai said Fakana was only able to call his family sporadically for short periods, adding that the isolation had been mentally and emotionally devastating for both him and his loved ones.

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Her doctor at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles said she could die within days of losing her medical care for short bowel syndrome, a condition that prevents her body from completely absorbing nutrients from food.

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Since then, they have only been permitted to return for short periods.

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