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  • present participle of brief.
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briefing

[bree-fing] / ˈbri fɪŋ /


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At a briefing last week, one senior official had said this year’s drills would be bigger than ever.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

At a briefing last week, UNC’s deputy commander Lt.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

“For these companies, this is a real point of reckoning,” attorney Laura Marquez-Garrett of the Social Media Victims Law Center said during a press briefing Friday.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

"I appreciate everybody who came out and celebrated and, you know, had fun with us," the Kansas City Chiefs player told a briefing.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

Already, our teams were beginning to prepare briefing books and contact lists for their successors.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

When Leavitt was on leave earlier this year, a series of high-ranking figures, including Vice-President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, gave press briefings, instead of a temporary substitute from her office.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

The Pima County Sheriff’s Department gave no briefings that weekend but asked members of the media to stay off the Guthrie property.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

He said that Wright had “explained this numerous times in briefings on Capitol Hill.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

Such press briefings have been in doubt as Warsh has looked to reform the Fed’s manner of communications.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

She had seen the briefings from private investigators.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson




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