briefly

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For a few years before it was torn down, however, the venue was rented out to young artists, who briefly transformed it into an iconic nightlife and culture venue.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The Russell was briefly higher until the selloff spread to other parts of the market.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Pedro Pizarro, chief executive of Edison International, later said that a leading theory of the fire’s ignition was that the idle line became energized briefly through induction, sparking the fire.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

A native of Germany, Aschenbrenner graduated from Columbia University as the 2021 class valedictorian and briefly worked as a researcher at OpenAI.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

He looked up briefly and went back to his examination of her skin.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer