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summarize

[suhm-uh-rahyz] / ˈsʌm əˌraɪz /


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In a statement, the estate said that it chose to support “Tony” because it is “not a standard biopic and doesn’t attempt to summarize a life.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

To summarize, Nelson said: “It is important to let winners run. Common mistakes are to sell winners too soon and keep losers for too long.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

The company said the suite of tools can give any agent —an AI which can work autonomously— the ability to synthesize and summarize scientific knowledge, evaluate results, and then reason and execute the next actions.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

Anyone can use AI to do the basics: summarize meetings, draft briefings and manage calendars.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 21, 2026

We can summarize this in two words: Science Works.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Yeah, the skit you used of him saying “I’m just a man from the ghetto” on the song really summarizes that.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2026

"Based on these insights, this review summarizes the induction mechanisms of cellular senescence and the subsequent evolution of their functional phenotypes across diverse tissues."

From Science Daily May 22, 2026

Another file summarizes statements from seven federal government employees who separately reported "several unidentified anomalous phenomena" in the United States in 2023.

From Barron's May 8, 2026

Savouri summarizes the problem as “analogue economics in a digital monetary world.”

From MarketWatch Apr. 15, 2026

The break room summarizes the whole situation: there is none, because there are no breaks at Jerry’s.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

Scientists do not currently agree on exactly what belongs in that category, a problem Kennedy summarized with characteristic bluntness: “If you can’t define a problem, you can’t solve it.”

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

Gen. Rob Bonta’s office summarized a strict new voter ID measure on November ballots — ruling that the summary language accurately describes the measure’s effects were it to pass.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

“Anything but bonds” would remain the default position of investors, neatly summarized as “can’t buy bonds, can’t sell stocks.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 10, 2026

That behavior appears to conflict with Newton's third law, the famous action and reaction principle often summarized as "for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction."

From Science Daily Jun. 16, 2026

With an implausible display of calm, she summarized for Briony.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

One way employees have used their AI agents is to manage their inbox: summarizing emails, filtering out spam messages and automatically drafting responses.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

According to Tim Mackey, a professor of global health at the University of California, San Diego, A.I. responses appear to be getting better at summarizing research, weighing credibility, and discerning misinformation.

From Slate Aug. 26, 2026

“My AI is in the room during Zoom calls with clients. It’s taking notes, summarizing the meeting and writing follow-up emails.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

The White House typically releases physician-written memos summarizing presidential physicals, translating full medical records into condensed clinical findings for public release.

From Salon May 31, 2026

Unfortunately, he died in 1461, before he could carry out the task, although he had begun a preliminary book summarizing the edition of the Almagest that was available.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin




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