précis

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A précis of Elmer’s early life in Maine is run through by members of the eight-person cast in the bouncy, no-nonsense manner of a graphic novel.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2025

But a perusal of its précis and circumstances was apt to provoke a “hope for the best, expect the worst” feeling.

From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2020

It made you précis in a really creative way.

From The Guardian • May 22, 2020

A zippy 1967 film by Jacques Tati, “Playtime,” has a scene that serves as a clean précis for “Figure It Out’s” credo.

From Washington Post • May 11, 2020

When the secretary had finished his précis he read it aloud to Roma and his superior.

From The Eternal City by Caine, Hall, Sir