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It’s all a recipe for a brief career, and a correspondingly short life.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

His law firm, Torridon Law PLLC, filed a friend-the-court brief in the Suncor case on behalf of former senior foreign-policy officials.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

The Knight Center, along with the Reporters Committee for the Freedom of the Press filed a brief in the case that was signed onto by news organizations.

From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2026

Astronomers have long relied on brief bursts of gamma rays to identify collisions between neutron stars.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

This time Wolf gave a brief snarl, then a whine, to show that he was a bit annoyed, but didn’t want to go too far and offend Torak.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

The states also responded to briefs from the Block the Merger coalition, a group of press freedom and film organizations that has called the settlement weak and unenforceable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

The new legal teams filed additional briefs supporting the petitions, and in June, the court announced that it would hear both cases in its term beginning in October.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 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

Both sides must now submit lengthy written briefs, and Judge Graf set the next hearing date for 1 September.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

He paused and then said he wanted the parties to submit written briefs arguing what ruling he should make.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

Ex-CIA vice presidential briefer Julia Curlee is lately lauded everywhere for courage in coming out as trans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

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

Speaking to the BBC, he said 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

He harbored similar hopes for last November’s much briefer cease-fire, to no avail.

From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2024

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

After repeatedly warning of the rivers’ endangerment, however, Mr. Winder concludes with only the briefest summary of the projects currently aimed at guarding against the dire outcomes he foresees.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Under former general manager Perry Minasian, college players would be stoked to be drafted by the Angels, who did not hesitate to promote top prospects to the major leagues after the briefest of minor-league stints.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026

Series creator Christopher Storer conveys this in the briefest, tightest shots of hands lovingly plating food, as well as in panoramic views of the series as a whole.

From Salon ● Jun. 28, 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

He dpped his hat at the door and was off with the briefest good night.

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston

One of the older Air Force Ones then appeared to have been called into action when Israel briefed the US about a possible missile threat when Trump was leaving the Ankara summit.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

Ford was uncharacteristically quiet in public after the Canadian government last week briefed the country’s premiers on the broad outlines of a trade deal with the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Details of the proposed agreement emerged this week after Prime Minister Mark Carney briefed the leaders of Canada's provinces and territories.

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

Anthropic’s annual revenue reached $65 billion in July, according to investors briefed by the company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

“Now that you are a Son of the Six, there are confidential matters regarding the city’s...security that you should be briefed on.”

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

Ozone pollution is linked to 60,000 premature deaths per year in Europe, Ian Marnane, an official at the European Environment Agency, told a media briefing.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

The reviewers described the absence of a joint security briefing and walk-through as a missed opportunity to have identified risks, clarified responsibilities and considered additional security measures.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama made the comments at a press briefing in Tokyo on Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Now there should be another: while the lawyers argue the case in federal court, the rest of the White House press corps should make sure the chairs in the briefing room are empty.

From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026

It was nearly noon before he was able to duck into the Cabinet Room with his top advisers for a briefing on developments in Cuba.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin