shrift

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Daniel Rood gives short shrift to such “historically amnesiac tourism”; with “In the Shadow of the Great House,” he provides a provocative history of the plantation, one that spans continents and centuries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The result was “a sea change in the economics of the malpractice plaintiffs’ bar,” Rand found, with cases where the judgment cap would cut too deeply into attorney fees getting short shrift.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026

Mr. Brown gives short shrift to Roosevelt’s unparalleled record on the conservation of public land.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

Known for not suffering fools gladly while on air and giving some callers short shrift, he was once satirised in Private Eye.

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025

At the time, however, my report was given short shrift because of another related report with greater ramifications.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela