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For example, gwesht is considered an unlikely word of English, because the sequences gw and sht are found in few words of English.

From Slate • Aug. 25, 2021

Carrie compared him to a haiku that says something profound in few words.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2015

He likes the clever turns of phrase in Broadway songs that evoke emotion in few words.

From Newsweek • Feb. 11, 2015

It is difficult to sum up the significance of Frederik Pohl to the science fiction field in few words.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2013

I explained to them, in few words, that I had heard all which had happened since I left Thornfield, and that I was come to see Mr. Rochester.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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