brief
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A brief conversation with a woman in my local library resulted in my decision to join the nonprofit organization she founded.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
Because cities normally produce a constant level of ground shaking, even a brief slowdown becomes easy to detect.
From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026
For a brief while, he also assumed management of the Golden Slipper, a legendary Calcutta nightclub.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
But the core of the brief was to find a system of waterways across the continent to the Pacific Ocean.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Oddly, the brief scare of the snuffed-out candles and howling wind seemed to break the spell of gloom cast by the Widow Ashton’s gruesome tales.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing brief
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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"All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act V
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