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treatise

[tree-tis] / ˈtri tɪs /


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Her final chapter, on how to thrive amid uncertainty, is sensible enough, but is more of a short treatise on the good life than an analysis of the appropriate role of prediction.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 21, 2026

Too much time spent on Marty’s mother or his fierce opponent would distract from the film’s momentum, reducing it to simply a sports movie, and not a conclusive treatise on the cruelty of desire.

From Salon Dec. 25, 2025

Johann Fischer's 1852 treatise on lizard neuroanatomy included part of the coil but omitted the remainder, and Fischer never described the curled structure.

From Science Daily Nov. 19, 2025

Evans told reporters he would not describe the notebook found in the car as a "manifesto" as it was not "a treatise on all kinds of ideology and writings".

From BBC Jun. 16, 2025

Sarpi, at some point, wrote a brief treatise on magnetism, which no longer survives.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Researchers worked with Le Chat, a generative AI tool developed by the French start‑up Mistral, training it on Moliere's body of work, as well as dialogues and philosophical treatises.

From Barron's May 4, 2026

The older cases and treatises turned not simply on place of birth, but on protection, allegiance and the sovereign’s acceptance of the parents’ presence.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 31, 2026

Some scientists want stricter enforcement of existing space treatises or more regulation of space debris.

From BBC Feb. 19, 2026

Eastman’s criticism of birthright citizenship unfurled mostly through legal treatises and in conservative publications until 2020, when an article he wrote for Newsweek made him the public face of the issue.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 23, 2025

While the stories were vivid, the lectures were abstract, treatises on obscure philosophical subjects, and it was to these abstractions that I devoted most of my study.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover




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