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Recent Examples of short shrift
His latest along with that first feature continue his intention to tell stories about everyday working-class people, characters too often that are given short shrift by Hollywood.
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
And yet, critics complained that the show was at times giving short shrift to breaking headlines.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 17 Aug. 2025
Civic instruction has also been given short shrift and far too few students have community service opportunities and internships, both are connected to school persistence and performance and need to be a top priority.
—Stanley S. Litow, New York Daily News, 17 Aug. 2025
Initially, Barcelona were the most interested party this summer, but an enquiry — led by Deco, the Spanish champions’ sporting director — was given short shrift, with Liverpool’s position being that Diaz was not for sale and an important part of Slot’s plans for the coming season.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 30 July 2025
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
And yet, critics complained that the show was at times giving short shrift to breaking headlines.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 17 Aug. 2025
Civic instruction has also been given short shrift and far too few students have community service opportunities and internships, both are connected to school persistence and performance and need to be a top priority.
—Stanley S. Litow, New York Daily News, 17 Aug. 2025
Initially, Barcelona were the most interested party this summer, but an enquiry — led by Deco, the Spanish champions’ sporting director — was given short shrift, with Liverpool’s position being that Diaz was not for sale and an important part of Slot’s plans for the coming season.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for short shrift
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Parker will appear in criminal court The civil verdict against Parker — who faces eight counts of felony child neglect in a criminal trial next month — provides a window into key evidence and arguments that will likely resurface when Parker appears in criminal court.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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In a separate legal matter, Parker is facing criminal charges of felony child abuse and neglect for her alleged indifference.—
Gary Grumbach,
NBC news,
6 Nov. 2025
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Parker has also been charged with eight counts of felony child abuse with disregard for life in connection with the shooting -- one count for each bullet that was in the gun, according to the Newport News Commonwealth's Attorney's Office.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
6 Nov. 2025
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Parker was also charged with felony child abuse and disregard for life in an ongoing criminal case.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Short shrift.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/short%20shrift. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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