shrift

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Daniel Rood gives short shrift to such “historically amnesiac tourism”; with “In the Shadow of the Great House,” he provides a provocative history of the plantation, one that spans continents and centuries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Known for not suffering fools gladly while on air and giving some callers short shrift, he was once satirised in Private Eye.

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025

Instead of the typical rock-star tale that relives the glory days and gives short shrift to the rest, the former Black Sabbath frontman chose to lay bare his recent medical struggles in grisly detail.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

Smith’s activist career gets fairly short shrift in the movie, although it’s an important facet of her recent life.

From Salon • Aug. 6, 2008

At the time, however, my report was given short shrift because of another related report with greater ramifications.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela