simplicity
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Another comment advocated for simplicity by maintaining the status quo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
It came in mid-1918 and was simplicity itself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The scientists said this unveiled "a simplicity underlying the spectacular diversity of birdsongs".
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
“The recipient may be wealthier, but may also face substantially higher taxes, Medicare costs and administrative responsibilities at a stage of life when simplicity matters most.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
“Clean, quick, and easy as lying. We know how it ends practically before it starts. That’s why stories appeal to us. They give us the clarity and simplicity our real lives lack.”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
Carson Palmer had gotten used to the simplicities of football being done for him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2025
Lyrical simplicities aside, her songs are weird, distinctive, beautiful, ranging, and complicated.
From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2021
Through much of the book, Mishra sounds downright giddy to be living through a time when “many of our exalted ideas about ourselves have collapsed” and “mind-numbing simplicities about democracy” are being shattered.
From New York Times ● Oct. 6, 2020
The strange simplicities of the Cold War - the two sides knew each other for what they were - have given way to a more puzzling mix of loyalties.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2019
When home from the hotel circuit, Howard’s longings were for the simplicities of small-town life: spending time with family and friends and working in the family’s poolroom.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
Vocabulary lists containing simplicity
'Tis A Gift To Be Simple: Words For National Simplicity Day
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"On Turning Ten" by Billy Collins
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