close reading
Example Sentences
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But a few sharp traders who bet on an anti-cartel ground operation ended up winning, thanks to a close reading of Polymarket’s rules.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
Pacino is the only one he hasn’t worked with, though he came close, reading for “Author! Author!” with Pacino at the Regency Hotel when he was 15 years old.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2025
But when we turn to those, a close reading of Radan shows him arguing against himself, in all but the narrowest sense.
From Salon • Dec. 16, 2023
She hosts the podcasts The Daily Fail, which is a comedic close reading of the tabloids, and How to Be Fine, which looks at the good and the bad of the wellness industry.
From Slate • Oct. 22, 2023
His best points do not follow from his jejune critical principles, but from close reading that forces him at times to admit that he is interested even while he carps and cavils.
From Critical Remarks on Sir Charles Grandison, Clarissa, and Pamela (1754) by Anonymous
