précis
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He segued into a précis of his political life, starting when he was a 29-year-old senator.
From Slate • Mar. 8, 2024
Props, scripts, costumes and even a replica of the trailer from 1972’s “Pink Flamingos” serve as an immersive, chronological précis of Waters’s cinematic work.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2023
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
Mutual waves of the trumpets served as replies to the questions, and then, after taking a moment to muster his French, Sir Gervaise continued— "J'espère voir Monsieur le Contre-Amiral à dîner, à cinq heures, précis."
From The Two Admirals by Cooper, James Fenimore
Vocabulary lists containing précis
The Picture of Dorian Gray
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English Words Derived from French, List 11
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Vocabulary from the Lyrics of Stephen Sondheim, Volume I
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