digression

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Now, a brief digression, because I feel strongly about this.

From Salon • Mar. 5, 2026

That jarring digression will gradually morph into a crucial subplot, allowing Mendonça Filho to build a thematic bridge between then and now.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

The settings—generic spaces such as cafés, train stations, hotel lobbies, and offices—tend to be described with similar brevity, while the detectives’ actions are recounted in prose generally lacking metaphor, simile, or fanciful digression.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

Woodward concludes the digression: “I will never forget the intensity of his worry.”

From Slate • Oct. 15, 2024

What if we are just a digression in someone else’s history?

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon