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To some extent, this is where the purity vs. succinctness debate comes into play.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 24, 2022

It may seem obvious, and it’s certainly been said before, but I like the succinctness there.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2020

But I would far rather have seen a documentary that covered this material in objective fashion, with less deliberate comedy and more succinctness.

From Washington Post • Sep. 25, 2018

Dismissing St Thomas Aquinas with his customary succinctness, Bertrand Russell said there was “little of the true philosophic spirit” in the Catholic church’s greatest philosopher.

From The Guardian • Jun. 20, 2015

The leading facts in the geography, history, the sources of population, the political constitution, the geological structure, soil, climate, industry, resources, and prospects of these countries are given with admirable succinctness, thoroughness and justice.

From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 by Various