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Many places might require advance reservations and have abbreviated hours, so check their websites in advance.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 1, 2021
And many university health centers have abbreviated or nonexistent hours on weekends, when Plan B is often needed the most.
From New York Times ● Sep. 28, 2017
Most of them have abbreviated labels that would mean nothing to a layperson, making it difficult to locate even the switch that turns the engines on and the stick that puts it into gear.
From Slate ● Aug. 2, 2012
I have abbreviated the letter as much as I could, and omitted to say many things very natural to be told, that I might not be tedious.
From Amerigo Vespucci by Frederick Albion Ober
What consolation will it not be for us to know that we have abbreviated their sufferings!
From Purgatory by Mrs. James Sadlier
