debrief
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“Flight debrief complete. No reprimands. No firings. No problem,” Cao wrote on social media.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
A chatty debrief on Taylor and Travis’ wedding: We have to hand it to Taylor Swift—it’s a real feat that she managed to keep many details of her Friday wedding to Travis Kelce under wraps.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026
Rushing, in his first game back in the lineup after being removed Monday to rule out a concussion, huddled with Ohtani and pitching coach Mark Prior on the mound to debrief.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
Following all serious crashes, the teams "debrief immediately afterwards", she said, because it was "important we understand any learning from those incidents and what we can take into our future planning".
From BBC ● May 26, 2026
“The thing is,” I say, after my breathless debrief, “the timing is all so bizarre, I mean why now? Why me?”
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
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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
"The people that do the debriefs online, people who engage on Twitter, they should get us in a room and we tell them what we really, really want."
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 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
“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
After a few dates, the 27-year-old debriefed her two best friends over lunch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Zelensky described the talks in the United States as "very constructive", adding that decisions would be taken on Ukraine's "further activities" once the delegation returning from there had been debriefed.
From Barron's ● Dec. 1, 2025
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
We debriefed Dingell to get her read on the results.
From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 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
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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
Intriguingly Mr Darcey says a big question is how an AI pilot can “explain itself on the ground”, debriefing human controllers on its actions and motives.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2024
“We’ll have a debriefing, and talk about some different things,” pitching coach Mark Prior said when Buehler was first hurt.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2024
On Monday afternoon, not long after arriving—exhausted—in Washington, Marti Peterson was due for a debriefing with Admiral Stansfield Turner, the director of Central Intelligence.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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