as in outlines
a short statement of the main points
many book reports choose to begin with a summary of the book
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Recent Examples of summaries
The summaries below were drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division.
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Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
The mechanisms that enable governance—the testing methods, risk summaries, and conditions under which systems are allowed or delayed—deserve daylight.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
In fact, the billionaire uses the generative technology to generate meeting summaries, project updates, monitor productivity, and more.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2025
The technology also generates specialty-specific summaries flagging critical issues for doctors ahead of patient visits.
—Sasha Hupka, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Moments Lab – Sofía Schenone – Sales Manager Platform that uses AI to turn information into clear, actionable summaries, streamlining audiovisual production.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
In Apple’s testing, models via Private Cloud Compute perform better on things like writing summaries and composition compared to on-device models.
—ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
According to summaries of its filings, Angel has also used high-interest debt and other financing arrangements tied to revenue streams such as Sound of Freedom.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025
Nearly a century later, the Ruxton investigation is still referenced in forensic science and criminal justice education materials, according to historical records and case summaries.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
The mechanisms that enable governance—the testing methods, risk summaries, and conditions under which systems are allowed or delayed—deserve daylight.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
In fact, the billionaire uses the generative technology to generate meeting summaries, project updates, monitor productivity, and more.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2025
The technology also generates specialty-specific summaries flagging critical issues for doctors ahead of patient visits.
—Sasha Hupka, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Moments Lab – Sofía Schenone – Sales Manager Platform that uses AI to turn information into clear, actionable summaries, streamlining audiovisual production.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
In Apple’s testing, models via Private Cloud Compute perform better on things like writing summaries and composition compared to on-device models.
—ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
According to summaries of its filings, Angel has also used high-interest debt and other financing arrangements tied to revenue streams such as Sound of Freedom.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025
Nearly a century later, the Ruxton investigation is still referenced in forensic science and criminal justice education materials, according to historical records and case summaries.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for summaries
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Generally, if an area within a national park normally closes down outside of regular business hours when a shutdown is not in effect, that area will stay closed for the duration of the shutdown, the DOI plan outlines.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
9 Oct. 2025
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The story by outlines how Citic Telecom CPC company, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates three Baltic Sea cables that carry information from private individuals, companies, and authorities.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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The three of them could be consolidated, explained Erin Friday, an attorney and the president of Our Duty-USA, which filed amicus briefs supporting the Littlejohn and Foote appeals.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Oct. 2025
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While 1915 featured the first story about electric vehicles in this newspaper, national briefs and advertisements appeared years earlier.—
Stuart Dyos,
USA Today,
9 Oct. 2025
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In the third quarter, signs of business recovery were particularly evident in the key North American market, which had grappled with factors including excess inventories and model transitions that weighed on volumes and market shares in previous quarters.—
Reuters,
Freep.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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Eventually, inventories backed up and then traffic slowed.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
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Anthropic updated the rule in July, allowing prospective hires to polish their resumes, cover letters, and applications with the advanced tech.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
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The Career Trade-Offs of Parenting Among the most interesting findings in the study is that 57% of parents report turning down job opportunities upon adding the titles of mom or dad to their resumes.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
10 Oct. 2025
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This likely isn’t welcome news for audiophiles who have spent large sums of money on the SoundTouch range—particularly as units such as the SoundTouch 30 retailed for north of $1,000.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
11 Oct. 2025
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United do fall behind rivals Manchester City and Liverpool, who often sell academy players with little or no first-team football for significant sums, in terms of generating income from their youth squads.—
Chris McKenna,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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In September 2025 Keep reading for the best new and returning TV shows arriving on streaming platforms in September 2025, including their premiere dates, synopses and where to watch them.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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