brevity
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During the first three sessions of Prime Minister's Questions with Burnham at the despatch box, Sir Lindsay Hoyle has made repeated appeals for brevity.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
The brevity of the counterexample made it easy for other mathematicians to verify.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
I think about the brevity of that difficulty today, as I listen to parents struggling with deeply feeling kids and water-spilling 2-year-olds.
From Slate ● May 10, 2026
Responses may be lightly edited for clarity and brevity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
Depew’s oratory on the fair quickly grew tiresome, but the man had a way of capturing with wit and brevity the true character of a situation.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
Vocabulary lists containing brevity
Grade 11, List 1
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The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
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100 SAT Words Beginning with "B"
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