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Example sentences for: gist

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What is the gist of the story?
Helms' gist was that Congress has the right to dictate conditions that must be fulfilled by the organization before it receives U.S. dues.
There is one angle I would like to add to David Plotz's "The Gist" on the Kurds.
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 ] .
(See Slate's "Gist" on the Palestinian Authority.)