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The phrase "a just short" is not correct in written English.
It seems to be an incomplete or incorrect expression, possibly intended to convey something like "just short of" or "a little short."
Example: "He was just short of reaching the finish line when the race ended."
Alternatives: "a little short" or "just shy of".
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Home was a just short drive from the sushi company, at an apartment complex on Century Boulevard where the airplanes fly so low that you can count the passenger windows without tilting your head up.
That lack of balance was Root's undoing in England's first innings at Lord's too — having been pinned back by two successive throat balls from Johnson, he fished at and feathered a just short of a length ball angled across him.
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Her vulgar fellow campaigner, in a just-short-of-topless dress, would probably have been read as a prostitute.
And a big bowl of shrimp and mussels fra diavolo optimally combined freshly made al dente linguine with a just-short-of-fiery tomato marinara, lots of seafood, a dollop of ricotta, olive oil and a light touch of herbs.
The university football team played in a ground with a capacity just short of Wembley stadium.
Two clubs was Drury, promising heart support and a hand just short of an opening bid.
The backup tight end Evan Moore then dropped a pass just short of the goal line.
This cue-bid indicated a hand just short of opening values.
Windows Vista was a bust just short of the disaster of Windows ME.
There is a "Machiavellianism just short of mendacity" visible in her demeanor.
A wire just short circuits up in my head.
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