in brief
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But, in brief remarks after an afternoon White House meeting, Trump appeared pleased.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
History is the most formidable character in “Lázár”; the family members, evoked in brief, time-hopping chapters, are stretched very thinly across it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
Still, she has been tracking the strike from afar, and speaking in brief bursts with sources inside the country.
From Slate • Mar. 3, 2026
"No meeting is scheduled. The French presidency is willing to hold one," Macron told AFP in brief remarks after he delivered a speech to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026
Mr. Sharpe and Mr. Gitney exchanged looks, as if in brief converse.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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