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ellipsis.js
(function ellipsis(str, charLimit) {
var result = [];
var letters = 0;
str.split(' ').forEach(function(word, index) {
if (letters < charLimit) {result.push(word)}
letters += word.length;
});
console.log(result.join(' ') + ' ...');
})("Hero congressman calls out conservatives on racist abortion restrictions", 40);
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endtwist commented Sep 28, 2016 •
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((str, charLimit) =>
  str.length > charLimit
  ? str.split(' ').reduce((seq, word) =>
      seq + (seq.length < charLimit ? `${word} ` : ''), ''
    ) + '…'
  : str
)("Hero congressman calls out conservatives on racist abortion restrictions", 40);

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