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curt

[kurt] / kɜrt /


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This has been the case since the dawn of mobile devices and algorithmic personalization, but forced separations may have turned curt, unexplained goodbyes into a perceived relationship norm.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

Her curt weekly directive was to take one from the pile and stick it in wrapping paper.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

Williams had often been curt and closed when speaking to the media, but spoke warmly and openly in her first pre-tournament news conference.

From BBC • Aug. 13, 2025

When I did respond, via WhatsApp message, she was curt: “Hello, you finally replied to my message. I thought you were taken away by aliens.”

From Slate • Aug. 4, 2025

He kept the chaplain in a constant state of terror with his curt, derisive tongue and his knowing, cynical eyes that the chaplain was never brave enough to meet for more than an accidental second.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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