: an act or instance of giving precise instructions or essential information
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In a briefing with reporters on Tuesday an Israeli military official said that both the new mechanism and the old mechanism under the United Nations are working now.
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Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 28 May 2025
Asked about the suspension at a briefing Tuesday, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said the U.S. uses every available resource to vet people applying for visas.
—Annie Ma, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
Law enforcement is actively on scene and there were no known fatalities, Waterbury Police Chief Fernando Spagnolo said in a briefing.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 27 May 2025
These include experiences such as attending specialized training at the FAA's Civil Aerospace Medical Institute (CAMI), shadowing flight surgeons at commercial spaceflight companies, participating in preflight medical briefings and observing launch and landing recovery operations.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
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Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 28 May 2025
Asked about the suspension at a briefing Tuesday, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said the U.S. uses every available resource to vet people applying for visas.
—Annie Ma, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
Law enforcement is actively on scene and there were no known fatalities, Waterbury Police Chief Fernando Spagnolo said in a briefing.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 27 May 2025
These include experiences such as attending specialized training at the FAA's Civil Aerospace Medical Institute (CAMI), shadowing flight surgeons at commercial spaceflight companies, participating in preflight medical briefings and observing launch and landing recovery operations.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
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“Briefing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/briefing. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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