briefly

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I briefly joined a book club of some work colleagues when I was teaching in rural Illinois, and it was fun, but most of our time was spent gossiping about, well, work.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Middleton has been an MLA at Stormont since 2015 and was briefly a junior minister in the executive.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Since he actually did work on them, though only briefly, his DNA will be found all over them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Tesla in February also briefly sold a version of its expensive Cybertruck for $20,000 less than the next-cheapest trim, before raising the price.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

The lights of the lobby briefly lowered and brightened.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny