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Example sentences for: gist

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( Slate gives you "The Gist" on Iraq since the Gulf War.)
You get the gist, though.
The gist of the Post and LAT pieces is of a long-oppressed people finally getting their say, while the NYT goes rather more postmodern, noting that "though the anti-independence militias have clearly had the upper hand in terror, the pro-independence forces, with 24 years of experience in both war and propaganda, have seized the role of well-intentioned victims."
What's the gist of the conflict?
Gleevec has been demonstrated to inhibit the growth and proliferation of GIST, and induce complete or partial clinical remission in GIST patients [ 6 7 ] . Recently Gleevec was showed to inhibit the growth of dermatofibrosarcma protuberans (DFSP) through inhibiting the PDGF receptor [ 8 9 ] .