in summary

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: as a brief statement of the most important information in a piece of writing or speech

In summary, we need to take better care of the poor in our city.

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So in summary, Google’s new control for publishers has belatedly fixed one of the issues with the unpaid incorporation of news articles into its AI training material, but the overall legality of this practice under EU copyright law remains an open question. —

David Meyer, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2024 Barrett in particular has been sensitive to criticisms that the Court decides too many portentous questions in summary fashion without full briefing and argument. —

The Editors, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024 This publication contains information in summary form and is therefore intended for general guidance only. —

Quartz Creative For Ey-Parthenon, Quartz, 15 May 2023 The production’s last minutes are abrupt, glossing over the last act of the tale in summary. —

New York Times, 6 Apr. 2021 See all Example Sentences for in summary