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summarize

[suhm-uh-rahyz] / ˈsʌm əˌraɪz /


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One of its products, the Plaud Note, attaches to a smartphone and can record, transcribe and summarize phone conversations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

With half of 2026 having already flown by, it is time to summarize which stocks have performed best so far this year.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

The company said the suite of tools can give any agent —an AI which can work autonomously— the ability to synthesize and summarize scientific knowledge, evaluate results, and then reason and execute the next actions.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

It has released new AI features that allow users to improve their writing, translate text, summarize messages and create images.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026

“Very well, everyone, an excellent lesson. Homework, kindly read the chapter on boggarts and summarize it for me...to be handed in on Monday. That will be all.”

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling

The Gallup Economic Confidence Index summarizes Americans' assessments of current economic conditions and economic outlook and puts them on a scale of -100 to +100.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

"This shows how widespread docodonts were in the Northern Hemisphere and that this diverse group of animals developed very different lifestyles at an incredibly early stage," summarizes Martin.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

The above chart summarizes the correlation since 1945 of the market’s return and the presence or absence of gridlock.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

The most common red flag is an articulate comment that merely summarizes the post it’s addressing, Roth said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

The break room summarizes the whole situation: there is none, because there are no breaks at Jerry’s.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

As Patti summarized it, "there is no free lunch" when searching for sugar alternatives, particularly when several metabolic pathways can ultimately lead toward liver dysfunction.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026

Scientists do not currently agree on exactly what belongs in that category, a problem Kennedy summarized with characteristic bluntness: “If you can’t define a problem, you can’t solve it.”

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

Gen. Rob Bonta’s office summarized a strict new voter ID measure on November ballots — ruling that the summary language accurately describes the measure’s effects were it to pass.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

“Anything but bonds” would remain the default position of investors, neatly summarized as “can’t buy bonds, can’t sell stocks.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026

It was a quote from a German preacher that summarized the outcome of what happens when no one takes a stand.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers

“Thank you for praising me,” Mr. Brookhiser writes in summarizing Lafayette’s speeches, “but thank you above all for causing the world to esteem America.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

According to Tim Mackey, a professor of global health at the University of California, San Diego, A.I. responses appear to be getting better at summarizing research, weighing credibility, and discerning misinformation.

From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026

The state now has 49 days to address the issues outlined in a report released Thursday summarizing the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

“My AI is in the room during Zoom calls with clients. It’s taking notes, summarizing the meeting and writing follow-up emails.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

In division, you start by summarizing the salient points of agreement, then set out the points that are at issue.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith


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