brief

For a brief period, Americans thought very hard about what was behind their heads.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

Having got myself into the president's eyeline, I waited for the last syllable of Burnham's final word at the end of his opening remarks and I filled the brief silence with a question.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Even so, their extremely brief existence might leave detectable traces in the particles produced as they decay.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

Determining these factors was mostly beyond the scope of my brief — but it never hurts to speculate a bit.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

For that brief instant, Jonathan felt secure and comforted.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

“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

He briefs reporters and does television interviews, but few people would recognize him on the streets of most cities in America.

From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026

A self-described "proper working-class" woman, Rayner rose quickly in Westminster, taking up the women and equalities and education briefs in the shadow cabinet of former Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

My mother has been replaced by Charlie, who is twirling a pair of white briefs above his head.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King

Although Dorothy Parker tried her hand at plays and had a successful writing career in Hollywood—her screenplays included 1937’s “A Star is Born”—she excelled in briefer forms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

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

Vaill could have made Pride and Pleasure a briefer book if she had chosen to constrict the male narrative and focus on the sisters alone.

From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2025

Speaking to Today, McEwan contrasted the contemplative letters of the past - from the likes of Napolean and Darwin - with today's briefer emails, which may miss deeper personal insights.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2025

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

After repeatedly warning of the rivers’ endangerment, however, Mr. Winder concludes with only the briefest summary of the projects currently aimed at guarding against the dire outcomes he foresees.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

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

Five of the top 10 briefest spells have been since 2020, while Colin Todd's stint at Derby dates back to 2001-02.

From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2026

The hurt flashed just for the briefest moment across his face but was replaced by understanding and concern.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

The Sussex team had sight of it about an hour before it was made public, according to one person briefed on the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

According to people briefed on that discussion, Ratcliffe discouraged Russian escalation, warned about the growing difficulties Moscow is encountering on the front line and pushed for a restart to the long-stalled peace process.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

"There were no meetings with the president of Russia. That's all I can say on the subject. Naturally, President Putin is briefed immediately about everything," he added.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

The talks in Washington came after Prime Minister Mark Carney briefed Canada's regional leaders on the outlines of a pact to stabilize bilateral trade.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

Comstock, the Oklahoma lawyer who had served as the guardian to several Osage, had personally briefed Senator Curtis on the bureau’s catastrophic bungling.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

Now there should be another: while the lawyers argue the case in federal court, the rest of the White House press corps should make sure the chairs in the briefing room are empty.

From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026

Susan said she wasn't given a "safety briefing, protective clothing or anything" and office staff never knew they were at risk.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

After the post circulated, Trump held a press briefing from the Oval Office to discuss drug pricing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

This abstraction turned to subterfuge in the challengers’ briefing before the Supreme Court last month.

From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2026

“I’ve got to check out. Varney’s giving a briefing at 0500 and I’ve got some stuff to do around the office,” Bull said, rising from his chair and glancing at his watch.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy