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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

“Flight debrief complete. No reprimands. No firings. No problem. That’s the sound of Freedom!,” acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao wrote in a social-media post on Thursday afternoon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026

A chatty debrief on Taylor and Travis’ wedding: We have to hand it to Taylor Swift—it’s a real feat that she managed to keep many details of her Friday wedding to Travis Kelce under wraps.

From Slate ● Jul. 6, 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

While I was never happy to see ANC men imprisoned, I was keen to debrief them after they arrived.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

In another video, the same woman debriefs the experience: “I just blacked out and spent nearly 600 euros at the French pharmacies. So, let’s go through everything I got.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Famous for her Love Island debriefs, Sarel is among the nominees at the second annual TikTok awards - a celebration of the creators shaping online culture in the UK.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2025

Hardin says the team debriefs after each season to discuss what worked as they develop the next installment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 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

Earlier this week, senior EU officials debriefed European ambassadors in the glass-paneled Brussels office tower popularly known as “the Space Egg.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

Trump said he had been fully debriefed by the US negotiating team of Vance, special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law.

From Barron's ● Apr. 12, 2026

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

We debriefed Dingell to get her read on the results.

From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 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

But the strategy was successful enough that Gonzalez plans to sit down with national labor leaders for a debriefing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2024

Counselling support had been prioritised for those affected - and all grade eight pupils had had debriefing sessions, Ms Hammond said.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2024

But in the debriefing by Lieutenant Wilkin, the focus was on how chaotic it was, how so many of the rules weren’t respected.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover




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