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Looking at the daily chart, the stock’s ratio chart against the IGV software ETF has lagged since February after a brief period of outperformance during the fourth quarter.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
From there, tell a series of brief but compelling stories.
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
You could absolutely stop at the stovetop stage, but I’d encourage you toward a brief stint in the oven if you have the time.
From Salon • May 19, 2026
The case has garnered the attention of the federal Department of Justice, which filed a brief this month disputing an argument made by the insurers to have the case thrown out.
From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026
She smiled at him as they hauled themselves up it—a brief flash of teeth, effortful but gallant—and tried to wring the water from her clothes.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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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