elision

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It’s too bad that some of this enlightenment is achieved through huge elisions and license in relating what is still a contested history.

From New York Times

What are the contradictions and elisions that emerge?

From Los Angeles Times

Like Martel, Wells knows the power of narrative elision: “Aftersun” may be a feature-length flashback, but apart from a few lyrical framing elements, its story unfolds in a spare, self-contained present tense.

From Los Angeles Times

Stoppard’s early life was defined by a series of escapes, and those escapes led to elisions.

From New York Times

Those who’ve read Furukawa’s novel, which doesn’t seem to have been translated into English, may have no issue tracking the movie’s labyrinthine turns, its time shifts, storytelling elisions and fantastical flourishes.

From New York Times