short shrift
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Other key issues also get short shrift in the page-and-a-half deal.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
Investors have given short shrift to U.S. utility giant NextEra Energy’s acquisition of Dominion Energy, punishing its shares since the deal’s announcement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
Executives hoping for a sympathetic hearing for underwhelming numbers this earnings season are likely to receive short shrift and might have to brace for a stock tumble.
From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026
Both shows foreground queer characters – bisexual men and women, specifically – whose attractions aren’t discounted or given short shrift.
From Salon ● Mar. 4, 2026
Overtures by anyone friendly to these groups—or, God forbid, members of one of them—received short shrift in the poor white sections of Durham.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
