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incisive

[in-sahy-siv] / ɪnˈsaɪ sɪv /




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Carla Arbez is a sharp, incisive fly-half - a lovely chip-and-chase score against Scotland showing her talents - and only Meg Jones has beaten more defenders in the championship.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Rather, it is a riveting, haunting, incisive and melancholy document that provides the ultimate example of a writer bearing witness and holding evil to account.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Epic novels like the 800-page “Anna Karenina” have fallen out of favor, replaced by short, incisive literature that mimics our digital lives.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

Her writing has always been evocative and incisive, and her economical prose in this book possesses the same kind of rhythms she describes in the music, poetry, film or other art she illustrates.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

Then as now, Joe had one of the sharpest, most incisive minds I have ever encountered.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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