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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

There will undoubtedly be some who find nits to pick, but it’s hard to imagine any less-than-obsessed fans unhappy with this lagniappe, apart from its comparative brevity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026

Yet the brevity of this pre-election period "will likely not have much of an effect", said Michael Cucek, assistant professor of Asian Studies at Temple University's Japan Campus.

From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026

“Why? I wrote them a letter on why I was the answer to sliced bread,” is how Flom explains it, with characteristic brevity.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell




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