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for short
as an abbreviation. The Internal Revenue Service is known as the IRS for short. David goes by Dave for short.
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for short
in a form of less length The continuous connection to the Internet offered by the phone companies is called the Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line, or ADSL for short.
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All around the world, central bank currency managers and corporate treasurers need to be able to park their money in a safe, liquid, and convenient place for short periods of time.
Therefore, it should be much easier for short-sellers to find overpriced candidates for short sales than it is for long buyers to find cheap candidates for purchase.
Fortunately for short busters, when they do, their errors tend to be costly.
 
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