Word: succinctness
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...mastery of the comics, and not so much to Schulz as a person. Michaelis notes from the very beginning that Charles Schulz liked to think he was invisible. That invisibility pervades the biography, and it feels as though the comic strips dispersed throughout offer a more accurate, succinct, and human account of the Peanuts creator than the anecdotes and histories put together. Indeed, there is more of Schulz in his panels of scribbled figures than in the memories that make up the biography, and, perhaps, even his own life...
...colorful pantheon of Rio de Janeiro stereotypes, none is more beloved than the malandro. Brazilians like to believe that many of their Portuguese words defy direct translation, and in this case they are right. A malandro is, for want of a more succinct description, a hustler who survives by his wits and savvy, often fooling those richer or more powerful than himself, and usually skirting the law. He is a bohemian, a joker and a smartass. The word has been cropping up all over the sports pages of the local and international media in recent weeks, thanks to the efforts...
...List is the only group that can provide the antidote through our proven and effective campaign and political programs to elect pro-choice Democratic women leaders to local, state, and federal office.” In other words, they could just rephrase all of this into a succinct message: “Pissed that a conservative court is eroding Roe? Donate...
...This is on the top of the list of things that could help Harvard Square thrive,” she said. “Its a nice succinct little project, and helps works towards making the whole city connected...
...Nancy Pelosi, this is not some think tank, this is not some journalist,” Woodward said. “This is [Rumsfeld’s] guy.” After speaking for 20 minutes, Woodward then spent almost 40 minutes answering audience questions, which ranged from succinct queries of Woodward’s opinion to confrontational polemics. Woodward acknowledged the media’s culpability in the overestimation of Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction, which have not been found, but emphasized that the current situation in Iraq is “the government?...