gist
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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
The loss has been analysed but not exorcised is his gist.
From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026
In a novel of many threads, this is the gist: The saved are those who aren’t ashamed of who they are or where they came from.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025
This pretty much captures the gist of the show's debut season.
From Salon • Jun. 23, 2025
But his general gist seemed to be close to his lordship's, concluding with a call for a freezing of German reparation payments and the withdrawal of French troops from the Ruhr region.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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