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short time

noun

a period or schedule during which the number of working hours is reduced:
The recession has put most of the manufacturing plants on short time.

short time

noun

a system of working, usually for a temporary period, when employees are required to work and be paid for fewer than their normal hours per week due to a shortage of work

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In their statement, Kaliyah's family said: "Our hearts are broken and our lives will never be the same. We were blessed to have Kaliyah, even if it was for such a short time. She will be missed so much."

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Police said the 49-year-old man died a short time later in the city's Raigmore Hospital.

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The rider was taken to James Cook University Hospital with serious injuries and died a short time later.

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Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau, meanwhile, praised the "great professionalism" of the investigators which "made it possible to achieve results in a very short time".

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From dragging tyres up hills in South London to a gold rush and signing ringside at some of the biggest fights of the past year, the 33-year-old has come a long way in a short time.

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