as in summaries
a short statement of the main points
the director's book is basically a summa of his views on the nature of the theatrical experience
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The story summaries above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in the Miami Herald newsroom.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026 -
The existence of the summaries, known informally as 302 reports, was noted in a Justice Department index included in the document release in response to a law passed by Congress known as the Epstein Files Transparency Act, according to Sollenberger, NPR and other media reports.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
26 Feb. 2026
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Now, the outlines of the widening investigation have come into view, forcing the city’s top executive to launch his own internal inquiry.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
3 Mar. 2026
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The opening scene involves a young couple visiting the suburban house from the first movie, which has now been turned into a kind of tourist attraction, complete with crime-scene outlines of where all the original teens were killed.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Summae.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summae. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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