tersely
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When an intern tells a patient that he believes kindness is the best medicine, J.D. tersely interrupts his blue-sky meliorism with a cold splash of reality.
From Salon ● Feb. 26, 2026
The tersely written account said that “many” officials thought a rate cut wouldn’t be warranted in December but that “several” thought a reduction “could well be appropriate.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025
He responded tersely to a defendant’s attorney who argued that the current system had been in place for 100 years.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 18, 2024
He speaks tersely, because every word is a hard-won battle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2023
At length, while we were having coffee, I tersely outlined my new plans for the summer.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
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