: an act or instance of giving precise instructions or essential information
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Start with something manageable but valuable, such as automating donor segmentation, generating gift officer briefings or real-time wealth screening.
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Tal Frankfurt, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Each of the shafts opened to a trident shape at the top, according to a June 26 Pentagon briefing.
—Samuel Granados, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a briefing in Washington, D.C., on August 12, 2025.
—Sonam Sheth
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
Coastal flooding was set to begin as early as Tuesday afternoon, more than 24 hours before any tropical storm force winds arrive, according to the NWS’ latest briefing.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2025
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Tal Frankfurt, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Each of the shafts opened to a trident shape at the top, according to a June 26 Pentagon briefing.
—Samuel Granados, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a briefing in Washington, D.C., on August 12, 2025.
—Sonam Sheth
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
Coastal flooding was set to begin as early as Tuesday afternoon, more than 24 hours before any tropical storm force winds arrive, according to the NWS’ latest briefing.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2025
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“Briefing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/briefing. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.
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