briefer
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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
If my husband and I were fine spinning the wheel of chance, our search would have been much briefer.
From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2024
He harbored similar hopes for last November’s much briefer cease-fire, to no avail.
From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2024
His answer was briefer than I had expected.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2023
Al Ulbrickson also made a few, much briefer, remarks to the press.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
