as in summary
a short statement of the main points
a précis of the bill that the legislature is currently considering
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summary
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Over time, as AI tools became more integrated into our daily workflows—think live financial reporting or even inviting AI agents to meetings (remember AI doesn’t have a career at stake) to provide unbiased summaries—employee trust grew, and skepticism diminished.—
Paul Hudson,
Fortune,
2 Sep. 2025 -
They’re handed last month’s P&L and a cash flow summary, and assume that’s enough.—
Kirk W. McLaren,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Précis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pr%C3%A9cis. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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