short shrift

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Like most of the band’s biographers, Spitz gives short shrift to the post-“Exile” period after 1972.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 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

This gives short shrift to the foundational curriculum in genetics, biochemistry, biostatistics and epidemiology.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Baxter firmly believed no presenter was bigger than the programme and gave short shrift to any of them who she felt had fallen below the standards she expected.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025

Unlike Joan, Bobby seemed to have little interest in school, and whenever Regina helped him with his homework he typically gave it short shrift, impatient to go back to chess.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady