pithy
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“Interruptions are an indication that you’re winning,” said Tarlov, evoking the pithy chapter summaries in “I Disagree.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Sir Desmond, who is known for his pithy remarks in the Commons, has represented New Forest West for nearly 30 years.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
They would funnel information and boil down data to pithy takeaways for their superiors.
From MarketWatch ● May 7, 2026
Under Ms. Zambello’s pithy direction, those ensnared in the juggernaut can only lose.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
Just hearing the word “penny” made her think of Miss Mortimer, who no doubt would be full of excellent and pithy advice right now.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
It’s tough to imagine a pithier way to illuminate a child lost to grief.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2022
This edge looks rather delicate, I think — and I first learned it as the traditional edging style for the classic pithier pastry.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2021
For now, the new initiative is called the Collaborative Fund for Women’s Safety and Dignity, although there are plans to shift to a pithier name.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 14, 2019
It ends by suggesting that we "shorten the dignified designation Homo sapiens to the pithier and more accurate Homo sap."
From Scientific American ● Nov. 4, 2018
His expression was less serene than of yore, but pithier as well as more joyful.
From Idolatry A Romance by Julian Hawthorne
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
The pithiest answers to my questions Monday came from Mariners reliever Paul Sewald.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 5, 2022
MacArthur had plenty of memorable quotes — “I shall return!” when he left the Philippines during World War II being the pithiest — but not that one.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 9, 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
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