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excerpt

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




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In an excerpt published in the Wall Street Journal, he wrote that he’s learned “to love all parts of our Christian communion,” including those “who voted for me and those who didn’t.”

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

Pangram is considered one of the most reliable and testing by AFP on an excerpt of "It Was Either That or Die" indicated a 100-percent probability that Orelien had used AI to produce it.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

In an exclusive excerpt from his new memoir, ‘Roll the Calls,’ the Endeavor co-founder reveals the bare-knuckle strategy behind the takeover of the William Morris Agency.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

Here is an excerpt from his acceptance speech:

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

One thing we had going for us was an excerpt from this book that ran in Rolling Stone in April 1999.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

The book also includes excerpts from his early index cards.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

Superagent Ari Emanuel’s new memoir, “Roll the Calls,” should have been titled “Rude, Crude and Lewd,” given all the redacted words I’ve noticed in excerpts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

These are edited excerpts from the conversation, which includes spoilers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Unedited excerpts from the surveys, in which candidates lay out detailed goals and policy analysis, can be found at the links below.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Today, he was reading excerpts from The Egg Man, a bestselling Halliday biography that I’d already read four times.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

Portions of their conversation are excerpted below, edited and condensed for clarity.

From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026

In the climate science chapter, footnote 77 says “discussion of attribution research has been adapted, and, in some cases, excerpted from the authors’ prior publications on this topic.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026

This interview was excerpted from Artists in Space by Mr. Wash, available for pre-order on Feb. 16.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2026

A portion of their conversation is excerpted below, edited and condensed for clarity.

From Slate ● Dec. 8, 2025

Consider the “virtually” in the letter of recommendation excerpted above.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

Cowley worked his magic again in launching Jack Kerouac’s career, spending years talking up and excerpting “On the Road” in magazines before publishing the 1957 Beat touchstone with Viking to immediate acclaim.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025

They also build on something search engines have already been doing, excerpting the most essential parts of existing content to save you a click.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 15, 2023

Goldin — with questions from Poitras — narrates her eventful, often tragic life, excerpting her celebrated slide shows, and giving her story an even more harrowing coherence, while making some new revelations.

From New York Times ● Dec. 7, 2022

Its formula is to hire two or three reporters per city and fill out newsletters by excerpting stories from existing local outlets.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 10, 2022

Nor in the way of Spiritual Portraiture does there, after so much writing and excerpting, anything of importance remain for me to say.

From Life of John Sterling by Thomas Carlyle


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