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Example sentences for: gist

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Your "Gist" on alleged payments to David Hale is so sloppy that one is tempted to assume some bias on the part of its author, Associate Editor Franklin Foer.
The Gist, by contrast, is SLATE's effort to provide a quick education on some current issue in a form as free of spin as possible.
Helms' gist was that Congress has the right to dictate conditions that must be fulfilled by the organization before it receives U.S. dues.
The gist: Starr says he should have let another independent counsel take on the Monica Lewinsky investigation and expressed surprise that he would be portrayed as someone with a vendetta.
What is the gist of the story?