brief
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Ms. Jackson, a marine biologist and science educator, includes brief informational tidbits about the species we’re on the lookout for, with an eye for details that will appeal to the sensibilities of curious readers.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Swinney has taken over responsibility for the constitution brief, which previously lay with the culture secretary.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
He served as secretary general of the presidency for a year, and was before that chief of staff to centrist Gabriel Attal during his brief stint as prime minister, in 2024.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
Coast Guard graduates on Wednesday, told reporters in brief remarks that the U.S. and Iran were in the “final stages” of talks to end the conflict.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
She and Beowulf acted out a brief swordfight in which they both met gruesome ends, much like the conclusion of Hamlet.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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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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