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
Their replies have been edited for brevity and clarity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 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
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
Vocabulary lists containing brevity
Grade 11, List 1
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The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
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