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[suhm-uh-ree] / ˈsʌm ə ri /




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And on each of Pike’s claims, Ward offered the same summary conclusion that she had not met her burden of proof.

From Slate Aug. 25, 2026

The effort began with the ballot summary written by lawmakers.

From Salon Aug. 25, 2026

After repeatedly warning of the rivers’ endangerment, however, Mr. Winder concludes with only the briefest summary of the projects currently aimed at guarding against the dire outcomes he foresees.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

"The Court concluded that the litigation had been pursued in a way that took it 'well outside the norm'," the summary of the ruling said, noting "the gravity of the allegations" among other factors.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

Despite the local media reaction, the CBS coverage gave the community a summary of the evidence we'd presented in court and created questions and doubts about Walter's guilt.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

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

Variety and Rolling Stone owner Penske Media sued Google in September on antitrust grounds, alleging that its AI summaries illegally use the publisher’s reporting and depress online traffic.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

Evans said he did see brief maternity summaries - "usually a couple of paragraphs" - attached to each baby's neonatal notes.

From BBC Jul. 22, 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

By and large the Milagro lawyer’s articles had been fairly innocuous—generalized summaries of welfare problems, advice on how to pay less income tax, on how to apply for and receive food stamps.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols




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