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Anyway, basically the gist of it was that they would not be picking that meal up and they wanted to donate it.
HOW ONE INSTAGRAM POST INSPIRED DINERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO DONATE RESTAURANT MEALSAMANDA KLUDTJANUARY 27, 2021EATER
“The gist is we have more resources and it’s easier to get these resources to the fire quickly because of technology,” he said.
LESSONS FROM SAN DIEGO’S APPROACH TO WILDFIRESDIANA LEONARDDECEMBER 21, 2020VOICE OF SAN DIEGO
Even for those who “have got the gist of that,” like VW, “whether they’re able to act on it or not within the required time frame is more challenging.”
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It takes a bit of deciphering to understand, but once you’ve got the hang of it, you can get the gist of a specific location’s weather in just a few minutes.
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Somehow, ART had learned “the gist” to the secret of biofuel manufacturing.
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Dont forget to tell the examiner that Toly and Modi are prepared for the upper division, so runs the gist of his letters.
THE LIFE & LETTERS OF PETER ILICH TCHAIKOVSKYMODESTE TCHAIKOVSKY
As the gist of the tort consists of the injury done to one's reputation, the defamatory statement must have been published.
PUTNAM'S HANDY LAW BOOK FOR THE LAYMANALBERT SIDNEY BOLLES
The gist of the Minority Report so far, at any rate, as the non-able-bodied are concerned may be put even more shortly.
ENGLISH POOR LAW POLICYSIDNEY WEBB
The boss pushed that part of it aside abruptly, as he always does when he has got hold of the gist of a thing.
THE WRECKERSFRANCIS LYNDE
I can tell you the gist of them both in a few well-chosen phrases!
JANE JOURNEYS ONRUTH COMFORT MITCHELL
SYNONYM OF THE DAY
OCTOBER 26, 1985
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WORDS RELATED TO GIST

  • body
  • bottom line
  • core
  • decisive point
  • essence
  • gist
  • heart
  • kernel
  • matter
  • meat
  • meat and potatoes
  • nitty-gritty
  • nub
  • pith
  • purport
  • substance
  • thrust
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