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as in shortness
the condition of being short
the best quality a graduation speech can have is brevity
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as in concision
the quality or state of being marked by or using only few words to convey much meaning
if brevity is the soul of wit, then that speech wasn't at all witty
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Their attraction appears to be the product of the beauty and brevity of their bloom as well as the disagreeable nature of the odor.
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Martin Weil, Washington Post, 23 July 2024
Note: Questions and answers have been edited for brevity and clarity.
—Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2024
The following interview has been edited for brevity and clarity.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 12 Aug. 2024
Questions and answers have been edited for brevity and clarity.
—science.org, 1 Aug. 2024
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Martin Weil, Washington Post, 23 July 2024
Note: Questions and answers have been edited for brevity and clarity.
—Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2024
The following interview has been edited for brevity and clarity.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 12 Aug. 2024
Questions and answers have been edited for brevity and clarity.
—science.org, 1 Aug. 2024
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“Brevity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brevity. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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