succinct
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Chief Justice John Roberts’ majority opinion was succinct and direct.
From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2026
We’re told each task force will be asked to produce a succinct report for Mr. Warsh that will be released to the public and become the basis for public debate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
“If Congress intended to limit American citizenship to the children of those domiciled in the United States, nothing in the succinct language of the Citizenship Clause conveyed that design,” Roberts wrote in the majority opinion.
From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2026
Osgood wrote two-minute reports in succinct prose delivered in his mellifluous tones.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
The title was rambling, but the message was succinct: if you mixed the effects of three to five variant genes on any trait, you could generate nearly perfect continuity in phenotype.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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