as in teaching
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as in informing
to give information to
the lieutenant briefed his superior officers on the state of the enemy's fortifications
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as in summarizing
to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)
his duties include briefing intelligence reports for the president
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Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2024
In a briefing with reporters Friday, intelligence officials noted that Putin’s public comments often do not reflect Russia’s actual intentions.
—David Klepper, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2024
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said during a briefing with reporters on Aug. 14 that the ceremony will be held Aug. 16 in the Oval Office and will feature civil rights leaders and community leaders from Springfield, President Abraham Lincoln’s hometown.
—John O'Connor and Darlene Superville, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Aug. 2024
All three California victims in Ventura were found with ligature marks around their necks, and the victims' autopsies determined they'd been strangled, authorities said at the briefing.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 13 Aug. 2024
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The briefing marked one of the first times, if not the first, that US intelligence officials have explicitly said Russian President Vladimir Putin was trying to get Trump elected in the current election cycle after allegedly backing him in 2016 and 2020.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2024
In a briefing with reporters Friday, intelligence officials noted that Putin’s public comments often do not reflect Russia’s actual intentions.
—David Klepper, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2024
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said during a briefing with reporters on Aug. 14 that the ceremony will be held Aug. 16 in the Oval Office and will feature civil rights leaders and community leaders from Springfield, President Abraham Lincoln’s hometown.
—John O'Connor and Darlene Superville, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Aug. 2024
All three California victims in Ventura were found with ligature marks around their necks, and the victims' autopsies determined they'd been strangled, authorities said at the briefing.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 13 Aug. 2024
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“Briefing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/briefing. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.
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