gist
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The gist: Intel’s server central processing unit, or CPU, business for artificial-intelligence computing is making up for weakness in the PC chip market.
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
This has been the gist of every serious analysis of Europe’s economy for the past several decades, the most recent of which was prepared in 2024 by former European Central Bank President Mario Draghi.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
But that’s the gist of what they would be asked to do, which bespeaks no small amount of hubris on Newsom’s part.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2025
This pretty much captures the gist of the show's debut season.
From Salon • Jun. 23, 2025
Like all the lessons at the Institute, this one was a barrage of details—pages and pages worth—but the gist was that sickness, like a hungry predator, lurked in every nook and cranny.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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