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[suhm-uh-rahyz] / ˈsʌm əˌraɪz /


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To summarize, Nelson said: “It is important to let winners run. Common mistakes are to sell winners too soon and keep losers for too long.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 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 powers our appliances and gives us light on demand, but we can’t start a romance with it or ask it to summarize a book.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 4, 2026

To summarize, she’s left herself wide open to a challenge.

From Los Angeles Times May 23, 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

Yeah, the skit you used of him saying “I’m just a man from the ghetto” on the song really summarizes that.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2026

"Based on these insights, this review summarizes the induction mechanisms of cellular senescence and the subsequent evolution of their functional phenotypes across diverse tissues."

From Science Daily May 22, 2026

For client-facing roles, that comes in the form of the Client Intelligence Platform, a system that summarizes data from a variety of client touchpoints and helps managers prepare for meetings and interactions.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 21, 2026

Savouri summarizes the problem as “analogue economics in a digital monetary world.”

From MarketWatch Apr. 15, 2026

As Table 7.1 summarizes, the domestication of local cereal / pulse combinations launched food production in many areas.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Alfonsi’s parting words to the Columbia Journalism Review perfectly summarized the nightmare unfolding at CBS: “The arrogance, cruelty, and incompetence is stunning.”

From Salon Jun. 1, 2026

The study identified several major patterns, which are summarized below along with simplified explanations.

From Science Daily Apr. 26, 2026

When you ask AI to summarize something for you, ask yourself: Could I have read this in five minutes and summarized it myself?

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 27, 2026

What I found is summarized in the chart above, which plots the course of the fed funds rate over each of these periods for all Fed chairs since 1951.

From MarketWatch Feb. 19, 2026

Nathan’s post is perfunctory, as if it’s been summarized from his earlier statements.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan

They often tune them to excel at narrow tasks, like summarizing documents or answering customer questions on company-specific topics.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

The White House typically releases physician-written memos summarizing presidential physicals, translating full medical records into condensed clinical findings for public release.

From Salon May 31, 2026

It can read your Google Drive and write emails in Gmail, making it the best choice for summarizing your own files or integrating email correspondence.

From MarketWatch Mar. 25, 2026

Solomon’s office issued a statement late Wednesday night summarizing a virtual meeting earlier in the day between the minister and the OpenAI CEO.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 5, 2026

After summarizing the Crown’s case against us, Vernon Berrange, our lead counsel, announced our argument.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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