epigrammatic
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In particular, they borrowed from “Lombard Street,” Bagehot’s epigrammatic description of life in Victorian finance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
During the long development section of “Trio,” I adore a few briefer groupings of notes that reflect Young’s early enthusiasm for the Second Viennese School — particularly Webern’s epigrammatic style.
From New York Times ● Mar. 24, 2022
Grant unfolds her story in epigrammatic fashion, moving gracefully in time, drawing parallels between multiple generations.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 28, 2020
And yet, line for line, her epigrammatic style perhaps most recalls that of Emily Dickinson in its radical compression of images and ideas into a few chiseled lines.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 2, 2020
While the Adams style generated a host of memorable epigrammatic flashes, it was the worst-possible vehicle for sustaining the diplomatic niceties.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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