- present participle of debrief.
debriefing
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Officials are debriefing after chaos broke out on the Newport Beach Peninsula Saturday, leading more than 400 arrests.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
It will be a really tough debriefing on how they manage those crucial moments in the final bit of the game.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026
Either way, I’m sure there was a debriefing later.
From Salon ● Jan. 23, 2026
Along with their superior speed, the Roche products seem competitive with Illumina’s in accuracy, according to Guggenheim’s report on the debriefing.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2025
On Monday afternoon, not long after arriving—exhausted—in Washington, Marti Peterson was due for a debriefing with Admiral Stansfield Turner, the director of Central Intelligence.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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The exercise revealed that pre-call prep and post-call debriefings could be automated and that many reports could be scrapped.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Part of his plea agreement states that he must co-operate with prosecutors "for the rest of his life, including by submitting to debriefings by US government agencies".
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2024
Proposed changes to the way police deal with mass arrests, which are still being finalized, include more supervisor review onsite and debriefings afterward to see what worked and what didn’t.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 4, 2024
There were no debriefings with the Israeli government, Yo said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2023
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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