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Wall Street is still getting familiar with Warsh’s curt style and dislike of providing forward guidance.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026

A few unnecessarily curt speech interruptions threatened the calm, but mainly, this was a smoothly run machine of a show, devoid of mishaps.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2026

When asked directly whether the administration has a social media problem during Tuesday’s press briefing, Leavitt’s answer was a curt “No.”

From Salon ● Feb. 11, 2026

When he came off the ice, the hug from Tutberidze seemed curt.

From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2026

The leader squinted at me before stepping aside with a curt nod.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

Karim gave a curt reply in Russian, which the soldier returned with an even curter retort.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

Saxham's patients found him even curter and more brusque in manner than usual that evening, and the article for the Scientific Review made little way.

From The Dop Doctor by Richard Dehan

The knight began to take long walks and rides with his brother, and from each walk and ride came back with a more gloomy face and a curter manner.

From The Story of Francis Cludde by Stanley John Weyman

For a moment Commines hesitated, annoyed by a tone curter and colder than his own, but after a glance at La Mothe's set face he motioned to the servant to go.

From The Justice of the King by Hamilton Drummond

"See here, Mr. Jarnock," I said, perhaps rather curter than I should have done, considering what I had to say.

From Carnacki, the Ghost Finder by William Hope Hodgson

Luis Enrique thought for a couple of seconds, looked straight back at the questioner, and gave the curtest of replies.

From Fox News ● Jul. 5, 2021

He came from behind a sea of maps to grant the curtest interview I have ever had.

From Time Magazine Archive

Nevertheless, the handcuffs were immediately removed; and that instant, with the curtest thanks, Sub-Inspector Kilbride sprang forward with such vigorous intent that the other detained him forcibly by one of his stiff and aching arms.

From Stingaree by E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung

His salutation struck me as impertinent, so I returned it in the curtest of nods.

From The Prairie Mother by Arthur E. Becher

To all but the Agent Seth vouchsafed the curtest of replies, and to him he made only a slight concession.

From The Watchers of the Plains A Tale of the Western Prairies by Ridgwell Cullum