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Mary Harris: For context, can you give me a brief update on where we are with the Ukraine war?

From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026

Its location was exposed only when it tore apart a passing star, producing a brief but powerful burst of light.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026

Alex Hughes had a brief playing career, on the books of Stockport and Wrexham, before joining Blackburn in 2007, working as a performance analyst during his father's time as manager.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

There is a brief detour about frozen salmon.

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026

Heat washed over me in waves as I tried not to think too hard about how nice Oliver’s smile was, whether that brief touch had been accidental or intentional...

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

“I believe a plainer worry sits beneath the briefs and the news releases ... The issue is whether I can be trusted as a steward of Warner’s CNN,” Ellison wrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

Federal judges have found that the government filed statements generated by artificial intelligence that referenced nonexistent case law, wrote briefs that ignored facts and filed declarations with inaccurate dates, the ProPublica review shows.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026

Loyal, and not someone who briefs against colleagues to journalists or indulges in political games, he has been around the top of the Labour party for three decades.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

Last week, federal judge Sharion Aycock sanctioned lawyers on both sides of a civil case in Mississippi after they submitted AI-assisted legal briefs that cited non-existent cases.

From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026

He toweled himself off and put his boxer briefs and jeans back on, but headed to his room for a fresh shirt.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

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

The health secretary insisted 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

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

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

In his memoir, “Young Man in a Hurry: A Memoir of Discovery,” published this year, Newsom acknowledges the liaison with Rippey, describing it as “the briefest of affairs.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 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

It is the second-shortest book to win the prize, and covers the briefest timeframe of any book on the shortlist.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2024

The briefest of bows and she’s back in the wings for a snack.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2024

It’s just the briefest of moments, and then I remember.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

A security official briefed on the ongoing forensic investigation told AFP it could take a long time for Cairo to release its results.

From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026

Dobrindt said Germany's threat level would be raised following the attack, while other states were also being briefed about the attack and advised to review their security measures for major events.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

Dozens of legislators, staff and agency personnel have already been briefed on the latest research, and Boerner said she’s putting together a working group.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

On Friday senior U.S. officials briefed reporters that the next few days would be a “test”: Would the regime declare an end to all attacks in the Strait, as the MOU requires?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

When I did visit, I sensed that my mother had been briefed by the regent, for she would question me closely as to whom I was playing with.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Just a couple of weeks ago, the university was briefing journalists that this was a campaign against a black academic, its appointment system was rigorous, and it would be robustly defended.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

Official sources briefing Iranian media stressed that any reopening would depend on the United States fulfilling what Tehran sees as its commitment to end its own naval blockade of Iran's ports.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

Spotify recently launched Personal Podcasts, an agentic AI program that generates personalized audio episodes like a daily briefing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro held a triumphant press briefing to announce a felony indictment against former Olympic canoeist David Hearn.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026

“He’s afraid General Peckem doesn’t like him. I was going to conduct the briefing anyway. I do a much better job.”

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller