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gist

[jist] / dʒɪst /


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The gist: Intel’s server central processing unit, or CPU, business for artificial-intelligence computing is making up for weakness in the PC chip market.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

That point is also the gist of the bipartisan letter, signed by 33 Republicans and five Democrats.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

That’s the gist of a new report by Kathleen Romig and Devin O’Connor, Social Security experts at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2025

The 'time of their lives', is the gist.

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2025

I shake my head and relay the gist of the conversation to Autumn.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




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