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However, with his nuanced unraveling of sometimes dauntingly tangled ideas and his always crisp prose he avoids the pitfalls of oversimplification and excessive detail.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Memoir is challenging for many reasons, with the decision of how much intricate detail of one’s life and work to include at the top of that list.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
But families need to understand one critical detail: These accounts transfer to the child at 18.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
A detail of a Columbian mammoth being restored inside the Fossil Lab.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
Later, he told a newsman that though he hadn’t studied the offer in detail, he’d decided to play the match because “there’s an awful lot of prestige of the country at stake.”
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Vocabulary lists containing detail
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Academic Vocabulary: Core Tier 2 Words, List 3
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