precis
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As a précis to a larger, more scholarly work, it lacks the depth and historical context that many enthusiasts of classical drama may be hungry for.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
He segued into a précis of his political life, starting when he was a 29-year-old senator.
From Slate • Mar. 8, 2024
Props, scripts, costumes and even a replica of the trailer from 1972’s “Pink Flamingos” serve as an immersive, chronological précis of Waters’s cinematic work.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2023
But a perusal of its précis and circumstances was apt to provoke a “hope for the best, expect the worst” feeling.
From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2020
On the day after the last mail left we were favoured with a précis of the letters from Magdala which had arrived three days previously.
From March to Magdala by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
Vocabulary lists containing precis
The Picture of Dorian Gray
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English Words Derived from French, List 11
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Vocabulary from the Lyrics of Stephen Sondheim, Volume I
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