nutshell
noun
nut·shell
ˈnət-ˌshel 
1
: the hard external covering in which the kernel of a nut is enclosed
2
: something of small size, amount, or scope
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In a nutshell, the building blocks of any electoral consensus are weak at best.
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Chris Jackson, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
And that is the Grand Ole Opry in a nutshell, those songs are so baked into the DNA.
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But in a sense, this is the problem Sebo and his coauthors are raising in a nutshell.
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In a nutshell, the problem is that there are too many shows being made and there aren’t enough experienced animators to go around.
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Chris Jackson, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
And that is the Grand Ole Opry in a nutshell, those songs are so baked into the DNA.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 1 Nov. 2024
But in a sense, this is the problem Sebo and his coauthors are raising in a nutshell.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
In a nutshell, the problem is that there are too many shows being made and there aren’t enough experienced animators to go around.
—Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Nutshell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nutshell. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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nutshell
noun
nut·shell
ˈnət-ˌshel
: the shell of a nut
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