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View definitions for briefly

briefly

adverb as in concisely

adverb as in for a short time

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Bessent’s remarks briefly stabilized the currency, but the peso began to again slide after negotiations between the U.S. and Argentina appeared to drag on.

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The three of them consulted briefly together before Rubio tore off a sheet of paper.

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The comment riled up the Motor City, prompting the local ABC affiliate to briefly shelve Kimmel’s show.

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Both briefly traded at or near record highs together in 2007 and in 2020, but nothing like the sustained climb seen over the past several months.

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And while the near comeback briefly delivered a glimmer of hope that the U.S. could pull off something improbable, it ultimately magnified how disastrous the first two days really were.

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