brief
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Brief as it was, Chavez-DeRemer’s tenure wasn’t the first time that the Department of Labor was ill-served by its management.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
These days, I teach a graduate-level class at American University and recently mentioned the famous August 2001 President’s Daily Brief titled “Bin Ladin Determined to Strike in US.”
From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026
Brief audiovisual interruptions can have a significant negative effect on our professional and personal lives, according to research from consumer psychologists.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026
That was about 2% of total electricity demand which, according to Carbon Brief analysis, was 322TWh.
From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026
Brief prayers were muttered for Martin’s soul, and then people began trading theories.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
Vocabulary lists containing brief
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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"All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act V
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