as in summary
a short statement of the main points
didn't have time to read the full news article, just the encapsulation on the second page
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Noun
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These models generate text, code, images and summaries.—
Naren Narendran,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025 -
The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in the Miami Herald newsroom.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
14 Aug. 2025
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Beyond his policy work, Kindleberger is best known for ‘Mania’s, Panics and Crashes’, the best outline of how asset bubbles form and are followed by crashes.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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In Alaska, Putin gave Trump his outline of a peace plan, which required the Ukrainian army to withdraw from the Donbas in exchange for a freezing of the front line in Zaporizhzhia and Kherson.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Encapsulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encapsulation. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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