in brief

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Still, she has been tracking the strike from afar, and speaking in brief bursts with sources inside the country.

From Slate • Mar. 3, 2026

"No meeting is scheduled. The French presidency is willing to hold one," Macron told AFP in brief remarks after he delivered a speech to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

Both companies, in brief statements, say they are in talks on a merger that could lead to Rio buying shares of Glencore in an all-stock deal.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 9, 2026

Trump, in brief postmeeting remarks, called the exchange with Lee “tremendous.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

Why, in brief, did China lose its technological lead to the formerly so backward Europe?

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond