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Mary Harris: For context, can you give me a brief update on where we are with the Ukraine war?

From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026

Behind a 10-2 open to the third quarter, the Sparks took a brief lead for the first time and entered the fourth with a 62-61 lead after holding the Sky to just 13 points.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Its location was exposed only when it tore apart a passing star, producing a brief but powerful burst of light.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026

There is a brief detour about frozen salmon.

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026

During the brief lull between the late-lunch rush and the early-bird dinner rush, I wait for Jillian outside the bathroom like a stalker.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

“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

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

In the past, the Labor Department’s briefs had generally sided with the employees.

From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026

Last week, federal judge Sharion Aycock sanctioned lawyers on both sides of a civil case in Mississippi after they submitted AI-assisted legal briefs that cited non-existent cases.

From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026

My briefs were brand-new and had that just-out-of-the-package chemical smell.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith

Those uprisings, later coined the Arab Spring, succeeded in bringing about a short democratic sojourn in Tunisia and a much briefer one in Egypt, but they also unleashed unrest.

From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026

The health secretary insisted he was "not challenging the prime minister" adding: "I'm not doing any of the things some silly briefer said overnight."

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2025

The answers have grown into stories, now briefer than before but still mostly complete.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2024

Three years afterward the world is in a slightly better mood, and the time difference between New York and Paris is much briefer.

From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2024

I have brief visions of the bull hook flying at my head and then even briefer visions of getting up right now, this minute, and walking back to the hobo camp.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

Journalists crowd together in the hope of hearing from him, microphones are thrust into the air and camera operators stretch above the crowd for the briefest glimpse of the game's biggest star.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

"None of this is beer-proof let alone waterproof," says Prof Damian Bailey, with only the briefest flicker of somebody regretting their life choices.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

When Bowie briefly takes Connelly’s hand for the briefest one-two-three, one-two-three, imagining millions of hearts swooning in concert isn’t hard to do.

From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2026

Brandin Podziemski, who scored 19 points in the first half, stole the briefest sliver of momentum by making a running half-court shot to end the second quarter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2025

Clara’s smile faded, and for the briefest moment her outline flickered violet.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland

CBS News said the plan came up during Trump's cabinet meeting on Friday, according to sources briefed later.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

A security official briefed on the ongoing forensic investigation told AFP it could take a long time for Cairo to release its results.

From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026

Markwayne Mullin and White House officials have been briefed on the inquiry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

Sir Trevor Phillips, a British journalist and former politician who recently joined CBS News as senior global affairs correspondent, is expected to have a role on the program, according to people briefed on the plan.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

He had briefed the staff in the laboratory on Leesburg Pike—which had been handling monkey blood and tissue samples— about the need to handle these specimens as if they were infected with the aids virus.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

Just a couple of weeks ago, the university was briefing journalists that this was a campaign against a black academic, its appointment system was rigorous, and it would be robustly defended.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

Official sources briefing Iranian media stressed that any reopening would depend on the United States fulfilling what Tehran sees as its commitment to end its own naval blockade of Iran's ports.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

Spotify recently launched Personal Podcasts, an agentic AI program that generates personalized audio episodes like a daily briefing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro held a triumphant press briefing to announce a felony indictment against former Olympic canoeist David Hearn.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026

Even though it’s the final demonstration, the briefing auditorium buzzes at the sound of Dylan’s name.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston