precis

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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

He segued into a précis of his political life, starting when he was a 29-year-old senator.

From Slate • Mar. 8, 2024

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

A brief précis of ‘cases’ may show how these elements of noise, on one side, and apparitions, on the other, are commonly blended. 

From Cock Lane and Common-Sense by Lang, Andrew