: an act or instance of giving precise instructions or essential information
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There are currently three large fires burning in South Carolina: the Table Rock Fire, the Persimmon Ridge Fire and the Covington Drive Fire near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Forestry Commission state forester Scott Phillips said during the briefing.
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Kerry Breen, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2025
Chief David Smith held a press briefing to sound off on the officers who answered a call from Border Patrol.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
The Taiwan Affairs Office—a Chinese cabinet agency responsible for cross-Taiwan Strait relations—criticized Taipei at a regular press briefing on Wednesday, without mentioning the deportations.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
During her briefing with reporters on Wednesday, Trump press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the Signal chat involving top national security officials and Goldberg contained no classified information.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
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Kerry Breen, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2025
Chief David Smith held a press briefing to sound off on the officers who answered a call from Border Patrol.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
The Taiwan Affairs Office—a Chinese cabinet agency responsible for cross-Taiwan Strait relations—criticized Taipei at a regular press briefing on Wednesday, without mentioning the deportations.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
During her briefing with reporters on Wednesday, Trump press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the Signal chat involving top national security officials and Goldberg contained no classified information.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Briefing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/briefing. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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