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a part taken from a longer work
he'll read an excerpt from the novel at the book signing
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Recent Examples of excerpt
Hamdan intersperses Mia’s juggling act with excerpts from a diary kept by her grandmother in 1940s Palestine, demonstrating how the need for love and belonging can cross generations.
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John Cassidy, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
The order directs the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) to strengthen inspection procedures for verifying drivers' English skills and to review commercial driver's license (CDL) authentication, according to excerpts obtained by Breitbart.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
The following excerpt has been edited for clarity and length.
—Destinee Adams, NPR, 29 Apr. 2025
An excerpt from our conversation is later in this newsletter.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS
Last week was very good on Wall Street, especially compared with earlier this month.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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John Cassidy, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
The order directs the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) to strengthen inspection procedures for verifying drivers' English skills and to review commercial driver's license (CDL) authentication, according to excerpts obtained by Breitbart.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
The following excerpt has been edited for clarity and length.
—Destinee Adams, NPR, 29 Apr. 2025
An excerpt from our conversation is later in this newsletter.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS
Last week was very good on Wall Street, especially compared with earlier this month.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excerpt
Noun
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The book is a fun pile of quotations from Post employees and other voices on the paper’s past half century.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
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These records are more reliable than ones produced and published later—especially by entities remote from the action, as with the 2022 Russian list of quotations—because of the risk of alteration.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
9 Apr. 2025
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The formula consists of jojoba seed oil, cocoa extract, white tea extract, and hyaluronic acid, so the drops also double as hydrating skincare.—
Izzy Baskette,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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The formula blends tamarind seed extract, vitamin E, panthenol, and hydrolyzed proteins to fight frizz, detangle strands, boost shine, soften split ends, and protect against high temps—and that's just on wet hair.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
15 May 2025
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The scripture readings at the Mass focused on the figure of St. Peter and the central passage from John’s Gospel, a text seen as foundational to the pope’s ministry as St. Peter’s successor.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
18 May 2025
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And the movie’s score, by the Haxan Cloak and Daniel Pemberton, is wonderful: there are sweeping passages of Elmer Bernstein-like jauntiness.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
17 May 2025
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Excerpts from his books and essays—read by Damien Lewis—float over news clips showing streets reduced to rubble after 2003’s Battle of Basra in Iraq, or capturing the anguish of man grieving over a child's body in 2023 Gaza.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
20 May 2025
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What To Know As of press time, the clip of the joke swap has amassed nearly 5 million views combined on YouTube and on X, formerly Twitter.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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In the careless driving citation on Feb. 7, 2023, police said Hayes was operating his vehicle inattentively and unaware of the surroundings.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
12 May 2025
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An accelerant was found on Dustin's shoes and in different parts of the house, including near his sons' bodies, according to an arrest citation obtained by WHAS 11.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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No, turn off that Court TV stream; no video snippets of the Combs trial are coming.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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Here’s a snippet of the laughter yoga session held this month during a break at the New Face of Aging conference in Miami.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2025
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“Excerpt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excerpt. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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