brief

How did his relatively brief stint in the NFL and longer life experiences shape a book that is as affecting as the debut novels of Mosley, Michael Connelly or S.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

The Daily Mirror's front page continues its tribute to country music legend Dolly Parton, who died on Tuesday after a brief cancer battle.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

Catching them in nets and fitting the instruments takes about 20 minutes: a brief stressful episode after which the animals return to normal behavior.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

Oregon’s Cascade Policy Institute provides an eye-opening brief chronicling Portland’s failed “war on the automobile.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

At that time of year, the nights were short, and a few brief hours after the sun had set in the west, it was already rising in the east.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

“I get regular intelligence briefs about Iran and China all the time, and then this hits, and it’s like, ‘Whoa, OK.’”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026

Both sides must now submit lengthy written briefs, and Judge Graf set the next hearing date for 1 September.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

Over the last year, the Labor Department has filed amicus briefs — friend-of-the-court filings that lay out legal arguments for judges — in several class-action lawsuits on the side of the defendant company.

From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026

A pair of Orange County immigration attorneys received temporary suspensions after the court discovered they used generative AI to write briefs that included “multiple nonexistent cases, misattributed quotations, and gross misrepresentations.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026

I could now spend the day reading, writing letters, discussing issues with my comrades, or formulating legal briefs.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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

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

He harbored similar hopes for last November’s much briefer cease-fire, to no avail.

From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2024

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

Now, I have the strange romantic notion that, for the briefest of moments, Americans joined hands and celebrated 200 years of an unrealized but longed for dream: Liberty and justice for all.

From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026

The briefest of bows and she’s back in the wings for a snack.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2024

For the briefest second, she saw a flash of panic in his former compatriots.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

Ford was uncharacteristically quiet in public after the Canadian government last week briefed the country’s premiers on the broad outlines of a trade deal with the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Details of the proposed agreement emerged this week after Prime Minister Mark Carney briefed the leaders of Canada's provinces and territories.

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

Part of the group's claim was the MoD knew asbestos was present at Skrunda-1 before both exercises but troops were not briefed accordingly.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

Not all L3Harris board members were briefed on the 2023 complaint and it is unclear whether the matter was formally investigated, the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

They had been briefed, earlier, on the...situation...in the citadel.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

A senior serving officer, who played a lead role in compiling the briefing, is under investigation for allegedly failing to ensure its accuracy.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

It is alleged the briefing document "gave an imbalanced view of the risk away fans posed", contributing to the decision to ban the supporters.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

"If there is no treatment, and we are not able to act fast, that one million number are at risk of dying," he told a media briefing in Geneva from Kabul.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

At a briefing last week, UNC’s deputy commander Lt.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

They continued their geek talk until the others arrived for the briefing.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti