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[ek-surpt, ik-surpt] / ˈɛk sɜrpt, ɪkˈsɜrpt /




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Here is an excerpt from his acceptance speech:

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2026

An excerpt from Albert and David Maysles’ remarkable 1978 documentary, “Running Fence,” plays in a continuous loop in the galleries.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

The excerpt below is a scene from a dinner party in which one character launches into a riff about the pervasiveness of Yotam Ottolenghi’s cookbook recipes at social gatherings.

From Slate Aug. 15, 2026

The Canadian director is also the last voice you hear on Music, Fashion, Film, in an excerpt of an "hour-long" conversation he had with Charli last year,.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Take this excerpt from a 340-word soliloquy in a novel by Rebecca Goldstein.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

In her 70s, Castañeda testified before state legislators about her experience, excerpts of which appear in the exhibition.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

In 2021, Meghan won a High Court ruling against the Mail on Sunday after the paper published excerpts from a private letter she had written to her estranged father in 2019.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

But although no other media outlet has independently confirmed the letters’ authenticity, they match excerpts the New York Times quoted in a 2024 story about Harp joining the White House.

From Slate Aug. 21, 2026

At the center of the research are previously overlooked excerpts from a lost papal letter preserved in a medieval collection of canon law in the Vatican.

From Science Daily Aug. 11, 2026

Two of the evangelists, a man and a woman, held hands and seesawed from side to side like babies being rocked to sleep, singing and humming excerpts from some cryptic hymns.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

A portion of their conversation, edited and condensed for clarity, has been excerpted below.

From Slate May 12, 2026

In the climate science chapter, footnote 77 says “discussion of attribution research has been adapted, and, in some cases, excerpted from the authors’ prior publications on this topic.”

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 13, 2026

Prokofiev’s Shakespeare-inspired music is excerpted and heard on a recording, sometimes harshly produced on the hall’s reverberant sound system.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 9, 2026

This essay is excerpted from Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new memoir, “Young Man in a Hurry: A Memoir of Discovery.”

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 24, 2026

Consider the “virtually” in the letter of recommendation excerpted above.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

Cowley worked his magic again in launching Jack Kerouac’s career, spending years talking up and excerpting “On the Road” in magazines before publishing the 1957 Beat touchstone with Viking to immediate acclaim.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 7, 2025

They also build on something search engines have already been doing, excerpting the most essential parts of existing content to save you a click.

From Washington Post Feb. 15, 2023

Prosecutors leaned heavily on exchanges between Leopold and Edwards, excerpting from messages that suggested the relationship overstepped the traditional bounds of reporter and source.

From Seattle Times Jul. 8, 2021

The couple met in 2012 in New York over a lunch to discuss the possibility of excerpting books published by Ms. Heimert’s company in the pages of The Journal’s weekend section.

From New York Times Nov. 12, 2017

For every one doth not know what is excerpting.

From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 by Isaac Disraeli




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