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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are shorten" is not correct in English.
The correct form would be "are shortened." You can use it when describing something that has been made shorter in length or duration.
Example: "The deadlines for the project are shortened to accommodate the new schedule."
Alternatives: "are reduced" or "are made shorter."
Dictionary
are shorten
verb
To make shorter; to abbreviate.
Exact(1)
Because of this limitation, many long URLs in posts are shorten using URL shorteners such as bit.ly.ly
Similar(59)
Fuses are shortened.
Now those gaps are shortening".
Everybody's attention spans are shortening.
Lives are shortened, causing lost output and income.
As customers become more fickle, product cycles are shortening.
The odds on his own ejection are shortening.
Odds are shortening.
Even when links are shortened?
*All items are shortened in the table.
The notes are shortened, slightly revised and anonymized.
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