brief
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A recent Center for Retirement Research at Boston College issue brief I wrote examined how many workers might be able to easily gain legitimate tax-deferred overtime by adding a few hours.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
And it does not mean that the Gorsuch brief will always lead to progressive victories, either in arbitration or on other issues.
From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026
Zandt published a brief abstract about the Randolph earthquake in Earthquake Notes, but the finding attracted little attention.
From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026
She recalls their brief exchange at the rededication of Notre-Dame Cathedral in December 2024, a photograph of which Trump later used to advertise a Trump-branded cologne.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
Oddly, the brief scare of the snuffed-out candles and howling wind seemed to break the spell of gloom cast by the Widow Ashton’s gruesome tales.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing brief
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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"All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act V
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