briefly

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Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was taken to a hospital and briefly received treatment last month after feeling ill at a Philadelphia dinner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

In footage shared earlier this week, Woods told officers that he was briefly distracted by his phone before he clipped the trailer of a vehicle in front of him.

From Salon • Apr. 2, 2026

Kamila Deavers, who led the project, became interested in lead exposure after her young daughter briefly showed elevated lead levels linked to toy coatings, before stricter regulations were introduced.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026

When you send Bitcoin, your public key is briefly revealed to the network while the transaction sits in a memory pool waiting to be confirmed.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Every year, it woke Clare from sleep, a jolt of energy that tore through the forest and left him briefly gasping for air.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman