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treatise

[tree-tis] / ˈtri tɪs /


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Her final chapter, on how to thrive amid uncertainty, is sensible enough, but is more of a short treatise on the good life than an analysis of the appropriate role of prediction.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026

It is hard to believe that it’s been a full decade since Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn’s last feature film, 2016’s “The Neon Demon,” a disorienting treatise on fame and Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2026

The book jacket features a prominent blurb from Johnson calling the doctor’s treatise: “A gripping tale of corruption and courage that will open eyes and prompt serious questions.”

From Salon ● Dec. 15, 2025

Johann Fischer's 1852 treatise on lizard neuroanatomy included part of the coil but omitted the remainder, and Fischer never described the curled structure.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 19, 2025

Because he had once written a book, a dry treatise on melancholy, he felt the world should ever after make special allowances for him.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood

Researchers worked with Le Chat, a generative AI tool developed by the French start‑up Mistral, training it on Moliere's body of work, as well as dialogues and philosophical treatises.

From Barron's ● May 4, 2026

The older cases and treatises turned not simply on place of birth, but on protection, allegiance and the sovereign’s acceptance of the parents’ presence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026

Some scientists want stricter enforcement of existing space treatises or more regulation of space debris.

From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026

Rather than mentioning those supposed practical considerations, treatises from the early Christian centuries draw from biblical inferences, contemporary understanding of time and calendrical math to argue for its case.

From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2024

Apart from the treatises on farming and the cultivation of various crops, there were rows and rows of histories.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead




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