shrift

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Daniel Rood gives short shrift to such “historically amnesiac tourism”; with “In the Shadow of the Great House,” he provides a provocative history of the plantation, one that spans continents and centuries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Along the way, Cass gives short shrift to the many useful things that the financial industry does that are not a grift.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

The EU were given short shrift by major producers.

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2025

Smith’s activist career gets fairly short shrift in the movie, although it’s an important facet of her recent life.

From Salon • Aug. 6, 2008

Unlike Joan, Bobby seemed to have little interest in school, and whenever Regina helped him with his homework he typically gave it short shrift, impatient to go back to chess.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady