as in omissions
something left out
unfortunately, when the book was condensed, some of the elisions rendered major plot developments incomprehensible
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The headline, along with key omissions in the article, malign the city of Elgin’s reputation by creating an unfair implication that the city is being uncooperative and is at fault for the Juneteenth event’s cancellation.—
Courier-News,
Chicago Tribune,
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But some of its additions and adaptations to the company’s arguments are either transparently flawed or completely implausible, and its omissions raise questions about what exactly the company’s trying to argue.—
Ryan Finley,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Elisions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elisions. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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