briefs
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“I get regular intelligence briefs about Iran and China all the time, and then this hits, and it’s like, ‘Whoa, OK.’”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
“I believe a plainer worry sits beneath the briefs and the news releases ... The issue is whether I can be trusted as a steward of Warner’s CNN,” Ellison wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
He briefs reporters and does television interviews, but few people would recognize him on the streets of most cities in America.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
Loyal, and not someone who briefs against colleagues to journalists or indulges in political games, he has been around the top of the Labour party for three decades.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
He drew up briefs, served summonses, examined deeds and records, and searched out precedents.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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