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brief

[breef] / brif /




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In 2020, he spent $342 million on a brief, unsuccessful presidential campaign.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

U.S. stocks are back and fully embracing the artificial intelligence trade, following a brief respite triggered by faster inflation prospects and rising Treasury bond yields.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

He now admits he rejected outreach to brief him on the changes before the replacement hire’s first day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

In a brief phone call with the BBC, the US president denied the Israeli PM had defied him, saying: "If I tell him to do something, he does it."

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

She said she’d be fine and, with a brief nod and a split second of eye contact, she pulled her coat round her shoulders and carried on walking.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler




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