exegesis

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In all this exegesis, there are at least four myths and one important truth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

Because he decided he wasn’t obligated to, based on his own personal exegesis of whatever rules he chose to consider that one day.

From Slate • May 3, 2023

Round and round Poirot goes, as does the circling camerawork, before he performs the reliably satisfying triple-axel-twisty feat of exegesis in front of the suspects.

From New York Times • Feb. 10, 2022

There is an exegesis on brainwashing and transcriptions of psychotherapy sessions; there are echoes and doublings.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2022

I provided an exegesis, not as brief as it might have been, of why at the moment I found the college satisfactory for my purposes.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt