- present participle of brief.
briefing
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In 2019, China’s then-premier, Li Keqiang, visited the site and got a briefing from Chen on Hengli’s future plans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Altaf Musani, the director of the WHO's humanitarian and disaster management unit, who presented the figures at a media briefing in Geneva, said accountability could take place not just at the national level.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Shanks, speaking to BBC Radio Scotland Breakfast, said he had arranged for Swinney to have a security briefing following his comments in April.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
No decision has been made on Romo’s long-term future at the network, Berson told journalists at the network’s annual press briefing on the NFL season at parent company Paramount’s New York headquarters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
It was nearly noon before he was able to duck into the Cabinet Room with his top advisers for a briefing on developments in Cuba.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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Leavitt, 28, the youngest ever US presidential top spokesperson, has been a fiercely loyal Trump defender, delivering fluent and aggressive performances at often combative press briefings.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 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
My interview with Sir John Balliol had to be in the debriefing room—I suppose they do briefings there as well as debriefings, but that’s what everybody calls it.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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