prose

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But his impenetrable prose -- used to avoid committing to any particular course -- and his confidence in unfettered markets and institutions to correct themselves frustrated critics, who believed the US economy needed stronger guardrails.

From Barron's • Jun. 22, 2026

However, with his nuanced unraveling of sometimes dauntingly tangled ideas and his always crisp prose he avoids the pitfalls of oversimplification and excessive detail.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

He described Rowbottom as unusually fast, capable of producing polished prose at a speed he no longer tries to match.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Part of that building inspired the next generation of rappers to incorporate their love of other aspects of Asian pop culture, such as anime, into their prose and performance style.

From Salon • May 31, 2026

No prose paraphrase can give any idea of Pindar, except, perhaps, something of his singular power for vivid and minutely detailed description.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton