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Discover LudwigThe phrase "slightly shorten" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
An example of this phrase in use could be: "I had to slightly shorten the essay to meet the word count requirement." This means that the person had to make minor adjustments to the length of their essay to fit the specified word limit.
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The 4.5-mile (7km) road will carry 35,000 vehicles each day and slightly shorten journey times, but the project has angered some environmentalists.
Adequate pain management may sometimes slightly shorten a dying patient's life.
The authors should also slightly shorten the paragraph containing the comparison of performances between the crowd and the machine.
In addition, as we have pointed out in the methods section, we took a decision to slightly shorten the body scan and guided meditation practices.
The reason cells eventually stop dividing is because Olovnikov [ 2] suggested that telomeres, sequences of DNA at the ends of chromosomes, slightly shorten with each cell division until a critical length is reached.
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The race will be held on a slightly shortened course.
This article has been slightly shortened for brevity.
In 1918, the station moved to the location near University Place, slightly shortening the ride to Princeton Junction.
Nitidulidae (sap beetles) are short and flattened and have slightly shortened elytra.
An edited and slightly shortened version of the speech is said to have been produced for the public.
The tees were also moved up as well, which slightly shortened many holes, and the combination made scores drop.
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