brief
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Gamma-ray bursts are extremely brief, she explained, so the telescope was placed at an altitude of approximately 600 kilometers in low Earth orbit, so it could remain in constant communication with researchers.
From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026
“Carroll’s trial rested fundamentally on improper propensity evidence that courts ordinarily disavow,” Trump’s lawyers wrote in a legal brief.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026
After a brief stay in a corporate dry dock, the pirate ship returned to the high seas.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2026
The lads barely flinched, only allowing themselves a brief flicker of enjoyment on the second chorus.
From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026
And then a brief hug and Tess was gone, and I was left standing in the street, feeling emptier than I have ever felt.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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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