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staccato

[stuh-kah-toh] / stəˈkɑ toʊ /


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The book’s 47 staccato chapters jump from one subject to another without much of a discernible pattern.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

But the bigger issue is the production’s staccato rhythm.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

An England regular when Stokes and McCullum took charge in the summer of 2022, the 27-year-old has had a staccato career over the past three years.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026

How England survive his staccato approach and educated fingers will go a long way to deciding the series.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2025

It’s all very well for me to think these things, quick as staccato, a jittering of the brain.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood




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