as in concisely
in a few words
tell us briefly why you chose this position
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After a promising start last season, when Spurs briefly looked like title challengers, Postecoglou’s team has badly underperformed this campaign.
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Robert Kidd, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Some of these achingly beautiful images look like paintings come to life briefly on celluloid.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 29 Mar. 2025
It got bounced briefly up to the Indiana Court of Appeals, before that court returned the case to Lake County.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
The Nasdaq Composite slid deeper into correction territory, or more than 10% lower than recent highs, and the S&P 500 briefly did, as well.
—Jacob Pramuk, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2025
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Robert Kidd, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Some of these achingly beautiful images look like paintings come to life briefly on celluloid.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 29 Mar. 2025
It got bounced briefly up to the Indiana Court of Appeals, before that court returned the case to Lake County.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
The Nasdaq Composite slid deeper into correction territory, or more than 10% lower than recent highs, and the S&P 500 briefly did, as well.
—Jacob Pramuk, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Briefly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/briefly. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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