brief

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Zip it: Banter and brief chats are fine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

In the Slate Plus bonus episode, Mark unpacks what went down during the birthright citizenship oral arguments at the Supreme Court with Evan Bernick, a co-author of a key amicus brief in the Barbara v.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026

The youth-led uprising in September began in Kathmandu and was triggered by a brief social media ban.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

During the brief hearing, his ex-wife, Asa Ellerup, watched from the back of the room expressionless and dressed in black, alongside her and Heuermann's daughter who held tissues in her hand.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Boaz was still getting his bearings and fighting the nausea from the brief rewind when he heard hurried footsteps and saw Hila running toward them.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny