precis

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A précis of Elmer’s early life in Maine is run through by members of the eight-person cast in the bouncy, no-nonsense manner of a graphic novel.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2025

He segued into a précis of his political life, starting when he was a 29-year-old senator.

From Slate • Mar. 8, 2024

A brief, tactful summary may be in order, a kind of Google Maps précis of the route.

From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2022

It made you précis in a really creative way.

From The Guardian • May 22, 2020

In any case the précis begins with these illuminating sentences: 94 ...

From The Fight For The Republic in China by Putnam Weale, B. L. (Bertram Lenox)