: an act or instance of giving precise instructions or essential information
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At a briefing alongside visiting Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Islamabad, Sharif called on Muslim countries to unite and raise their voice for an end to the conflict.
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John Bacon, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024
Top lawmakers on national security committees, who are privy to classified briefings, have grown gravely concerned about the situation in recent weeks.
—Stephen Groves, Fortune, 20 Apr. 2024
Other types of crime are down in Los Angeles, and Choi pointed out during his weekly briefing to the Police Commission that the rate of homicides has slowed in recent weeks.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2024
At the White House, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby, who briefed reporters at length throughout the week, was not at the podium for the daily press briefing.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2024
Neither the briefing from Chief Press nor his personal knowledge of Olea’s past firing dissuaded Hofferberth from approving a permit for Olea in 2013 — and reissuing it in 2014, in effect giving Olea the village’s stamp of approval.
—Ana Claudia Chacin, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024
The potential for tornadoes is very low, the briefing stated.
—Remington Miller, arkansasonline.com, 16 Apr. 2024
A couple — ages 71 and 68 — were at their home in Lancaster County on Friday, March 29, when their computer suddenly shut down, Chief Deputy Ben Houchin said during an April 16 news briefing.
—Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2024
April 9, 2024 Reporters vied for seats in the briefing room, some even crouching on the floor.
—Michael Rothfeld Emily Woo Zeller Krish Seenivasan David Mason, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
John Bacon, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024
Top lawmakers on national security committees, who are privy to classified briefings, have grown gravely concerned about the situation in recent weeks.
—Stephen Groves, Fortune, 20 Apr. 2024
Other types of crime are down in Los Angeles, and Choi pointed out during his weekly briefing to the Police Commission that the rate of homicides has slowed in recent weeks.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2024
At the White House, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby, who briefed reporters at length throughout the week, was not at the podium for the daily press briefing.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2024
Neither the briefing from Chief Press nor his personal knowledge of Olea’s past firing dissuaded Hofferberth from approving a permit for Olea in 2013 — and reissuing it in 2014, in effect giving Olea the village’s stamp of approval.
—Ana Claudia Chacin, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024
The potential for tornadoes is very low, the briefing stated.
—Remington Miller, arkansasonline.com, 16 Apr. 2024
A couple — ages 71 and 68 — were at their home in Lancaster County on Friday, March 29, when their computer suddenly shut down, Chief Deputy Ben Houchin said during an April 16 news briefing.
—Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2024
April 9, 2024 Reporters vied for seats in the briefing room, some even crouching on the floor.
—Michael Rothfeld Emily Woo Zeller Krish Seenivasan David Mason, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
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“Briefing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/briefing. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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