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summary

[suhm-uh-ree] / ˈsʌm ə ri /




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"All service charge expenditure is audited by a firm of chartered certified accountants. A summary document detailing the residential expenditure is provided to each leaseholder by the managing agent."

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

Thanks to his many acute observations, these discussions go far beyond mere background or plot summary.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Consider filing a small-estate affidavit or summary probate, which is often less expensive and faster than the full probate process.

From MarketWatch Aug. 27, 2026

This applies only to the A.I.-generated search results summary and not to chatbots, which are inclined to give users the answers they want.

From Slate Aug. 26, 2026

It was his personal message to inmates and, actually, a pretty good summary of the booklet itself.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

The report said AI summaries tend to prioritise clinical information, which can come at the expense of the patients' stories and experiences of their illness.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

Now, with AI summaries and LLMs, Baden and her colleagues have to be creative with how they write updates to this map to ensure LLMs aggregate the information accurately.

From Salon Aug. 19, 2026

That’s a passive-aggressive approach that looks like this: sending the boss updates every 30 minutes, asking questions you already know the answer to and emailing summaries of every minor meeting or interaction.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

Publishers, meanwhile, are grappling with how to remain visible—and generate ad dollars—as a link-heavy search experience that drove traffic is being replaced by chatbot-driven search featuring AI-generated summaries.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

His father set all four summaries on his desk, side by side, and read each one twice.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt




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