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Even though Dr. Becky’s profiting off parents’ insecurities and anxieties still makes me uneasy, I’m glad for my brief dalliance with Good Inside.
From Slate • May 10, 2026
“He would go to brief the president and was not prepared at all, almost to the point where it was an embarrassment,” one unnamed former official said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
The brief pause in fighting, as well as a planned prisoner exchange, will coincide with President Vladimir Putin’s plans for the country’s annual Victory Day parade in Moscow.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
The Denver Fire Department said that a brief engine fire was extinguished after the incident.
From Barron's • May 9, 2026
When Coal had finally told Doc and Jackson how he’d discovered his ability, they shared a brief moment of shocked silence and then jumped into action.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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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