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simplism

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as in simplification

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Brisk and amusing, Tomalin’s book contradicts such simplification.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 1 July 2026
That emotional closeness was one of the driving forces that impelled me to bring this project to the screen in an exercise of deep respect for a complex memory that does not lend itself to simplification.

— Roberto Prieto, Variety, 19 June 2026

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Los Angeles County prosecutors charged Jason Melara, Taylor and Johnson not only with his murder, but also the killing of Mario Melara under the theory that his death was provoked by the armed robbery of Aguilar.

— Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
In another discrepancy, Crump said that a witness reported Wells had planned to leave on the boat with his friends, contradicting the sheriff's theory.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026

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Chainalysis’ proposed formal framework for defining wallet clusters moves the conversation beyond that oversimplification.

— Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
The idea that there can be no consequences of any kind unless and until someone is found guilty in a court of law is an oversimplification but some in football seem happy to use it as a way to avoid taking action.

— Cerys Jones, New York Times, 27 June 2026

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An August 2024 commissioners court agenda initially included a proposition to swap out Veterans Day as an employee holiday instead, but the motion never made it to the court.

— Rachel Royster July 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2026
However, the ballot proposition process would increasingly serve the very forces that direct democracy was conceived as a bulwark against — those with the means to push their pet causes.

— Mark Brilliant, Mercury News, 9 July 2026

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