shrift
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But the "so-called impediments" got short shrift from the most senior politician in Queensland, state premier David Crisafulli, who reached for less diplomatic language.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Like most of the band’s biographers, Spitz gives short shrift to the post-“Exile” period after 1972.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 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
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
Unlike Joan, Bobby seemed to have little interest in school, and whenever Regina helped him with his homework he typically gave it short shrift, impatient to go back to chess.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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