shrift
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Other key issues also get short shrift in the page-and-a-half deal.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
Executives hoping for a sympathetic hearing for underwhelming numbers this earnings season are likely to receive short shrift and might have to brace for a stock tumble.
From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026
This gives short shrift to the foundational curriculum in genetics, biochemistry, biostatistics and epidemiology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
The result was “a sea change in the economics of the malpractice plaintiffs’ bar,” Rand found, with cases where the judgment cap would cut too deeply into attorney fees getting short shrift.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2026
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
