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excerpt

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




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National Prayer Breakfast, as highlighted in the excerpt above.

From Salon May 29, 2026

An excerpt from their conversation, edited for length and clarity, is below.

From Slate May 23, 2026

Each tile plays a short excerpt and the full title can be accessed on the Audible app.

From Barron's May 2, 2026

Listed in alphabetical order, with an excerpt from their survey responses:

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 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

The Texas State Board of Education is scheduled to vote this week, after a preliminary approval in April, on a set of reading lists starting in 2030 that include some Bible excerpts.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 21, 2026

Read on for more excerpts from our conversation.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 9, 2026

It began with Childs, who was dancer, choreographer and reciter in Glass’ “Einstein on the Beach,” sharing excerpts from that seminal Glass/Wilson music theater masterpiece.

From Los Angeles Times May 21, 2026

During his questioning on May 4, old journals he kept from years ago took center stage, with Musk's lawyer highlighting some of the most embarrassing excerpts.

From Barron's May 18, 2026

Then the orchestra played excerpts from Dvorak's New World Symphony and I kept hearing "Swing Low Sweet Chariot" resounding through its dominant theme—my mother's and grandfather's favorite spiritual.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

In the climate science chapter, footnote 77 says “discussion of attribution research has been adapted, and, in some cases, excerpted from the authors’ prior publications on this topic.”

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 13, 2026

This interview was excerpted from Artists in Space by Mr. Wash, available to order on Feb. 16.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 11, 2026

This interview was excerpted from Artists in Space by Mr. Wash, available for pre-order on Feb. 16.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 11, 2026

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

From Slate Dec. 8, 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

I also asked Daniel Ziblatt, a Harvard professor and a co-author of “How Democracies Die,” for his thoughts, and his email response is worth excerpting:

From New York Times Feb. 10, 2022

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

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

For every one doth not know what is excerpting.

From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 by Disraeli, Isaac




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