: an act or instance of giving precise instructions or essential information
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More than 30 people remain unaccounted for in the fires, authorities say at a morning briefing.
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Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 16 Jan. 2025
Chief Jim McDonnell said at a briefing Tuesday morning that officers were continuing to patrol areas impacted by the fires.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
In response to a request for comment, Russia’s embassy in Australia referred CNN to a statement given by Maria Zakharova, the spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry, at a media briefing last month.
—Eric Cheung, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
At an all-day briefing with Nvidia during CES 2025, PCMag received additional details worth touching on before diving into the RTX 50 series' many AI features.
—Michael Justin Allen Sexton, PCMAG, 15 Jan. 2025
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Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 16 Jan. 2025
Chief Jim McDonnell said at a briefing Tuesday morning that officers were continuing to patrol areas impacted by the fires.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
In response to a request for comment, Russia’s embassy in Australia referred CNN to a statement given by Maria Zakharova, the spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry, at a media briefing last month.
—Eric Cheung, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
At an all-day briefing with Nvidia during CES 2025, PCMag received additional details worth touching on before diving into the RTX 50 series' many AI features.
—Michael Justin Allen Sexton, PCMAG, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Briefing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/briefing. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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