short answer

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The short answer is that a wide gulf exists between rumor and fact and Swalwell lurked in that gray space, living and thriving in the shadows between provability and denial.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

So — circling back to my short answer — you could possibly do a little of both.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

“The short answer is I have no idea. Nobody knows,” said Adrian Ash, director of research at BullionVault.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

The short answer is that it matters – but it's not without risk for Nigel Farage's party.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

The short answer is that, just as there was a duel of words after the actual duel—won by Hamilton’s advocates—there was also a duel of words beforehand, which Burr won with equivalent decisiveness.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis