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debrief

[dee-breef] / diˈbrif /




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Osman asked him if the gloves would be off should the judges get overly critical of the new crop of contestants, and the dancer joked he was "waiting for that judges' debrief".

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

“Flight debrief complete. No reprimands. No firings. No problem,” Cao wrote on social media.

From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026

Get some clarity on a wild Supreme Court term: Sometimes the best way to stop spiraling about the news is to debrief with smart friends.

From Slate ● Jul. 9, 2026

After the dinner, one senior European official texted their counterparts a one-word debrief: “Phew.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

His CIA contact would then meet him at the Berlin Hilton, where they would debrief the day's events.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

In another video, the same woman debriefs the experience: “I just blacked out and spent nearly 600 euros at the French pharmacies. So, let’s go through everything I got.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Hardin says the team debriefs after each season to discuss what worked as they develop the next installment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2025

In relation to some objections, he added that to "compare this event with Glastonbury" was not helpful, and that debriefs from the 2023 festival were "very, very positive".

From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2024

“We joked about that,” admitted Reddick’s crew chief, Billy Scott, “that he’s the only one that sits in our debriefs without a win.”

From Washington Times ● Sep. 10, 2023

Seated around the kitchen table, Bonnie gently debriefs them on their mother’s medical and legislative battles.

From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2022

“For now, they’re not going to get out,” said Carlos David Guillén, a former political prisoner and ex-serviceman who has debriefed American officials on the officers jailed in Venezuela.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026

To get a sense of Roche’s new offerings, Guggenheim debriefed Christopher Mason, a computational genomics professor at New York’s Weill Cornell Medicine who had early access to the systems.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2025

Cárdenas remembered Padilla working so hard on the campaign trail that he fell asleep standing up as they debriefed one night.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2024

After being debriefed by the military, she met government officials including then President Muhammadu Buhari, who said the course of her life would change for the better.

From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2024

Once we leave Blackstone Prison, Lord Kensington brings me to the Department of Supernatural Investigations to be debriefed, same as the adult agents whenever they get back from an important mission.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

Kevin was never shy of letting the dressing room know his thoughts when debriefing a match, or when discussing the team's approach.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Officials are debriefing after chaos broke out on the Newport Beach Peninsula Saturday, leading more than 400 arrests.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

Either way, I’m sure there was a debriefing later.

From Salon ● Jan. 23, 2026

Along with their superior speed, the Roche products seem competitive with Illumina’s in accuracy, according to Guggenheim’s report on the debriefing.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2025

Presumably I was to wait for a superior officer to come in—a final training, or at least a debriefing of instructions before I was assigned a permanent duty station.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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