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excerpt

[ek-surpt, ik-surpt] / ˈɛk sɜrpt, ɪkˈsɜrpt /




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From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

In an exclusive book excerpt, Rachel Goldberg-Polin writes about mourning her son, Hersh, nearly two years after his death.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

An excerpt of our conversation, below, has been edited and condensed for clarity.

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026

Once, to be sure that I got a story right, I shared an excerpt of my book manuscript with Greenspan.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

Take this excerpt from a 340-word soliloquy in a novel by Rebecca Goldstein.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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