briefs

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Encyclicals aren’t meant to be strict policy briefs but rather a letter on a topic the pope wants the global Catholic community to seriously reflect upon.

From Slate • May 28, 2026

The parties were due to file briefs on the subject when the government suddenly announced a settlement had been reached.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

A self-described "proper working-class" woman, Rayner rose quickly in Westminster, taking up the women and equalities, and education briefs in the shadow cabinet of former Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

The group briefs the president on the economy and works with the Treasury Department to set the administration’s economic outlook.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Crook briefs Parker on the day’s events, then explains that the presidential carriage will be stopping at Fourteenth and H Streets to pick up Major Rathbone and Miss Harris.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly