brief
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The findings were published May 20 in Nature Genetics and highlighted in an accompanying Nature brief.
From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026
After the World Cup and a brief jaunt to Belize, the gang flew to Dallas, Texas.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Setting up in Cairo in May 1943, Young’s brief was to cultivate local spy networks; gather intelligence; insert agents and operatives in Greece to guide the commandos; sabotage enemy infrastructure; and prepare for D-Day.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
So even though the so-called bond vigilantes may have taken a brief break from selling bonds, they probably haven’t gone away for good.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
From the brief glimpses I had had of him, all I knew about him was his color.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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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