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nutshell

[nuht-shel] / ˈnʌtˌʃɛl /








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The idea, in a nutshell, is to switch on the immune system and starve the cancer at the same time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

In a nutshell: My son-in-law plays piano and doesn’t make much money.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

The summit "in a nutshell, will be an opportunity to emphasise that Europe's security is a 360-degree challenge", said a senior EU official.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Exhilarating, high octane, entertaining - this was the modern brand of rugby which made the Six Nations so captivating in an 80-minute nutshell.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

The nutshell universe had to be accepted; the void and the infinite must be rejected.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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