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[ek-surpt, ik-surpt] / ˈɛk sɜrpt, ɪkˈsɜrpt /




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The Canadian director is also the last voice you hear on Music, Fashion, Film, in an excerpt of an "hour-long" conversation he had with Charli last year,.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

An excerpt of their conversation, below, has been edited for length and clarity.

From Slate Jul. 6, 2026

In early June, the Wall Street Journal published an excerpt from Vance’s latest memoir, “Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith,” which is officially released tomorrow.

From Salon Jun. 15, 2026

In an exclusive book excerpt, the former Journal columnist explains how new technology could improve the odds for women like herself who have an elevated risk of cancer.

From The Wall Street Journal May 9, 2026

Below is an excerpt from the “National Core Arts Standards: A Conceptual Framework for Arts Learning,” which explains some of the background in their creation.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

He said that publishing online can make work more accessible to new readers, although most people publish shorter excerpts to drum up attention for a book that readers will eventually want to pay for.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

"But some survive as copies or excerpts. Two excerpts from this particular letter survive in collections of papal rescripts."

From Science Daily Aug. 11, 2026

Then again, we don’t have the full context of the excerpts, so it’s hard to know for sure what we’re looking at.

From Slate Jul. 29, 2026

During the sentencing at Southwark Crown Court, Judge Gregory Perrins considered 37 victim impact statements, excerpts of which were read by the prosecution.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

Here are excerpts from three of Ruess’s letters: I have been thinking more and more that I shall always be a lone wanderer of the wilderness.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

A portion of their conversation, edited and condensed for clarity, has been excerpted below.

From Slate May 12, 2026

But his brother Craig’s memorializing of him, “Armed Only With a Camera,” is oddly uninvolving, more an excerpted flipbook of Brent’s far-flung assignments than a meaningful portrait of excelling at a dangerous job.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 20, 2026

Raman’s campaign produced a video ad that heavily excerpted Bass’ remarks endorsing her at a Sherman Oaks get-out-the-vote rally.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 7, 2026

These reports, excerpted and edited by Barron’s, were issued recently by investment and research firms.

From Barron's Dec. 6, 2025

Consider the “virtually” in the letter of recommendation excerpted above.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

Cowley worked his magic again in launching Jack Kerouac’s career, spending years talking up and excerpting “On the Road” in magazines before publishing the 1957 Beat touchstone with Viking to immediate acclaim.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 7, 2025

Prosecutors leaned heavily on exchanges between Leopold and Edwards, excerpting from messages that suggested the relationship overstepped the traditional bounds of reporter and source.

From Seattle Times Jul. 8, 2021

It approaches the text in ways both abstract and overly literal, sometimes excerpting entire paragraphs.

From New York Times Feb. 17, 2020

Even at 82, Steinem says the experience taught her something: “It made me understand the dangers of excerpting a few words.”

From Time May 5, 2016

Comparison with passages preserved in the Balawat extracts shows that the work of excerpting has been badly done by the editor of the third edition.

From Assyrian Historiography by A. T. (Albert Ten Eyck) Olmstead




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