precis

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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

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

He quietly made his précis, indexed the document, and replaced it in the oaken press.

From The Book-Hunter at Home by Allan, P. B. M.