briefed

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President Trump told reporters last week that he had been briefed on the missing and dead scientists, which he described as ‘pretty serious stuff.’

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Some committee members plan to ask Gates about emails in the Justice Department files that Epstein had sent to himself, according to people briefed by their staffers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

British business groups have been briefed on the move and the EU's pushback that such an ambitious ask would not be negotiable with the government's existing red lines on, for example, freedom of movement.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

It cited two US officials and two other sources - all unnamed - who it described as briefed on the issues.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Nick told me he was at CentCom headquarters in Qatar in April 2004, being briefed by General John Abizaid and his staff.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman