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excerpt

noun as in citation; something taken from a whole

verb as in take a part from a whole

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“Come See Me in the Good Light” features excerpts from several of Gibson’s poems and the pieces are all beautiful and meaningful.

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Throughout its episodes lurk excerpts of dialogue enumerating frustration about the state of the world that could be mistaken for modern complaints.

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TikTok will not broadcast entire episodes but excerpts, similar to what most successful podcasts already make available, some garnering several million views each time.

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"During that sequence, we showed excerpts taken from different parts of the speech," it said.

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Titled as “Tagi,” it featured Mr. Lloyd reciting excerpts from the “Bhagavad Gita” before picking up his saxophone for a glowing rendition of his theme.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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