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brevity

[brev-i-tee] / ˈbrɛv ɪ ti /


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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

The conversation has been edited for clarity and brevity:

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 10, 2026

Possessing great courage and high goals, he could not have conducted himself in any other manner, and his plans were frustrated solely by the brevity of Alexander’s life and by his own illness.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli




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