succinct
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"A waste of our time", and perhaps the most succinct reaction: "meh".
From BBC • May 11, 2026
Gunn was more succinct, showing his support with just a green heart emoji.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026
One smart strategy: Upload your draft of a review and ask the system for help improving clarity, making a particular section more succinct or softening the tone, for example.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026
The correct and succinct answer, I would argue, is no.
From Salon • Feb. 22, 2026
Perhaps the most succinct way to put it is that Washington was leaving office not just because he was hearing whispers of mortality,but also because he was wounded.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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