: an act or instance of giving precise instructions or essential information
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The motion last week from the Department of Justice calls for extending briefing deadlines in the CFIUS lawsuit for 21 days, and rescheduling the oral arguments for the week of May 12 from April 24.
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Reuters, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
At Monday’s public press briefing, Leavitt seemed to be arguing on multiple planes of reality.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 17 Mar. 2025
In a White House press briefing Monday afternoon, Leavitt said the Trump administration paid El Salvador $6 million to accept 261 Venezuelans who are allegedly gang members.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
In a press briefing on Thursday, March 13, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Jess Palma said that the results from a March 12 autopsy confirmed that Dane’s cause of death was drowning and that there were no other signs of trauma to his body.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
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Reuters, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
At Monday’s public press briefing, Leavitt seemed to be arguing on multiple planes of reality.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 17 Mar. 2025
In a White House press briefing Monday afternoon, Leavitt said the Trump administration paid El Salvador $6 million to accept 261 Venezuelans who are allegedly gang members.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
In a press briefing on Thursday, March 13, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Jess Palma said that the results from a March 12 autopsy confirmed that Dane’s cause of death was drowning and that there were no other signs of trauma to his body.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
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“Briefing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/briefing. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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