in brief

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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

He took the oath on Thursday, in brief and muted proceedings in the army headquarters.

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2025

Trump, in brief postmeeting remarks, called the exchange with Lee “tremendous.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

Seeing her in Lagos, in brief meetings at the hotel, he had not realized that hers was a life that ran fully and would run fully even if he was not in it.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie