pithiness

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Gathering together some of the anthology’s pithiest and most striking quotations, Mr. Romm’s book is an intriguing and occasionally frustrating aperitif that doesn’t fully satisfy but is nonetheless stimulating.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

During the 1992 presidential primaries, one of the pithiest campaign slogans came from Democrat Paul Tsongas.

From Washington Post • Oct. 20, 2022

The pithiest answers to my questions Monday came from Mariners reliever Paul Sewald.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 5, 2022

Section 230 versus the First Amendment One of the pithiest tech policy commentaries is a 2019 correction in The New York Times.

From The Verge • Feb. 8, 2021

It was one of their pithiest sayings, and one of the wisest, too.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood