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debrief

[dee-breef] / diˈbrif /




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“Flight debrief complete. No reprimands. No firings. No problem,” Cao wrote on social media.

From Salon Jul. 19, 2026

Get some clarity on a wild Supreme Court term: Sometimes the best way to stop spiraling about the news is to debrief with smart friends.

From Slate Jul. 9, 2026

Rushing, in his first game back in the lineup after being removed Monday to rule out a concussion, huddled with Ohtani and pitching coach Mark Prior on the mound to debrief.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 25, 2026

Air Force personnel and collecting documents on topics of interest to China, before returning to debrief Chinese intelligence officials and allowing them to retrieve data from his electronic devices.

From The Wall Street Journal May 24, 2026

“Check to see who you’ll be running with and where, and I expect to see you all back here at 3:05 p.m. so we can debrief and pack up for the day. All good?”

From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan

The review of care in Swansea found that debriefs with families and responses to complaints lacked compassion.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2025

“We joked about that,” admitted Reddick’s crew chief, Billy Scott, “that he’s the only one that sits in our debriefs without a win.”

From Washington Times Sep. 10, 2023

Fans have been gathering online to do all this since before the turn of the century, but in recent years, shows have started producing their own post-episode debriefs.

From New York Times Oct. 28, 2021

There were debriefs for workers as some needed time to process it.

From Washington Post Oct. 15, 2021

Former department heads told The Times that they instead raised alarms to the festival’s leadership, either through emailed requests before a season began or during in-person debriefs once the season had ended.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 25, 2021

“For now, they’re not going to get out,” said Carlos David Guillén, a former political prisoner and ex-serviceman who has debriefed American officials on the officers jailed in Venezuela.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 9, 2026

As we debriefed Monday's action, I asked former Olympic figure skating champion Robin Cousins what Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson need to do to win an ice dance medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

From BBC Feb. 11, 2026

To get a sense of Roche’s new offerings, Guggenheim debriefed Christopher Mason, a computational genomics professor at New York’s Weill Cornell Medicine who had early access to the systems.

From Barron's Oct. 16, 2025

Cárdenas remembered Padilla working so hard on the campaign trail that he fell asleep standing up as they debriefed one night.

From Seattle Times Apr. 26, 2024

I think he had just remembered that the training officers debriefed the OJTs every day and reviewed the actions of regular officers.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

Either way, I’m sure there was a debriefing later.

From Salon Jan. 23, 2026

Along with their superior speed, the Roche products seem competitive with Illumina’s in accuracy, according to Guggenheim’s report on the debriefing.

From Barron's Oct. 16, 2025

“We’ll have a debriefing, and talk about some different things,” pitching coach Mark Prior said when Buehler was first hurt.

From Los Angeles Times May 6, 2024

Among the changes the panel is recommending is better debriefing after something goes wrong so policies and practices can be tweaked.

From Seattle Times May 6, 2024

My interview with Sir John Balliol had to be in the debriefing room—I suppose they do briefings there as well as debriefings, but that’s what everybody calls it.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein




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