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simplicity

[sim-plis-i-tee] / sɪmˈplɪs ɪ ti /


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The advisers’ answers all pointed in the same direction: The SEP IRA wins on simplicity.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

Spain's royal family hailed King Harald as an "example of responsibility, dignity, simplicity, and tireless dedication to the service" of his country.

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

It’s not exactly the kind of metaphor you want to hang an entire film on, lest its relative simplicity give way under the heft of a feature film’s many parts.

From Salon Aug. 26, 2026

Despite that simplicity, the model can account for an enormous range of observations.

From Science Daily Aug. 18, 2026

“Mrs. Weston’s manners,” said Emma, “were always particularly good. Their propriety, simplicity, and elegance, would make them the safest model for any young woman.”

From "Emma" by Jane Austen

Carson Palmer had gotten used to the simplicities of football being done for him.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2025

Lyrical simplicities aside, her songs are weird, distinctive, beautiful, ranging, and complicated.

From Slate Sep. 4, 2021

As he has done before in other work, Marshall reveals the complexities and the simplicities of color in this portrait.

From Washington Post Aug. 25, 2020

But visit the border in southern California - where they say it is the busiest international crossing point in the world - and you witness the complexities, not the simplicities.

From BBC May 24, 2016

When home from the hotel circuit, Howard’s longings were for the simplicities of small-town life: spending time with family and friends and working in the family’s poolroom.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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