briefer

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Those uprisings, later coined the Arab Spring, succeeded in bringing about a short democratic sojourn in Tunisia and a much briefer one in Egypt, but they also unleashed unrest.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

He said he was confident the prime minister would want to find who the anonymous briefer was and "get rid of them if he can find out".

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2025

Vaill could have made Pride and Pleasure a briefer book if she had chosen to constrict the male narrative and focus on the sisters alone.

From Slate • Oct. 21, 2025

If my husband and I were fine spinning the wheel of chance, our search would have been much briefer.

From Salon • Dec. 6, 2024

Al Ulbrickson also made a few, much briefer, remarks to the press.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown