as in to shorten
to make less in extent or duration
had to abbreviate his vacation in France in order to travel to Oslo to receive the Nobel Prize
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Also known abbreviated as simply Gen AI, this tool came into prominence two years ago in November 2022, when ChatGPT became the fastest growing tech product in recent history.
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Rachel Wells, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Last week, Trump announced that his second administration will create the Department of Government Efficiency, led by Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy.
Details of the new department, which Trump abbreviated as DOGE, are fairly unknown.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 19 Nov. 2024
The big name in organic certifications, and organic cotton certification specifically is the Global Organic Textile Standard, generally abbreviated as GOTS.
—Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 2 Nov. 2024
In 2024, analysts project a roughly $700 million impact to earnings before interest and taxes, a measure of operating income commonly abbreviated as EBIT.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2024
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Rachel Wells, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Last week, Trump announced that his second administration will create the Department of Government Efficiency, led by Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy.
Details of the new department, which Trump abbreviated as DOGE, are fairly unknown.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 19 Nov. 2024
The big name in organic certifications, and organic cotton certification specifically is the Global Organic Textile Standard, generally abbreviated as GOTS.
—Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 2 Nov. 2024
In 2024, analysts project a roughly $700 million impact to earnings before interest and taxes, a measure of operating income commonly abbreviated as EBIT.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2024
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