briefly

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She worked briefly at the Thai mission to the United Nations in New York, before returning to Thailand to work in the Attorney-General's offices in Bangkok and elsewhere in the country.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Pedro Pizarro, chief executive of Edison International, later said that a leading theory of the fire’s ignition was that the idle line became energized briefly through induction, sparking the fire.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Trading was briefly halted in South Korea as memory chip stocks tumbled.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Five astronauts had briefly entered the docked Dragon spacecraft as a precautionary measure -- the capsule functions as a lifeboat of sorts in the case an evacuation is needed.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Even as she briefly abandoned Boaz to gallantly scrub at the graffiti, her mind came up blank.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny