briefer
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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
"I'd like to commend the briefer on at least picking on one of the men in the cabinet instead of the women," he added.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2025
We made a very conscious choice to keep it on the briefer side because it is challenging subject matter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2024
Today, our jet planes have made even the longest intercontinental flights briefer than the duration of any human infectious disease.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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