: an act or instance of giving precise instructions or essential information
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Heavy snowfalls, for example, regularly occur in the Antarctic and help replenish ice loss, Michelle Maclennan, a climate scientist with the University of Colorado at Boulder, explained during a news briefing.
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Danielle Bochove / Bloomberg, TIME, 20 Sep. 2024
During the press briefing, experts expressed confidence that US district judge Leonie Brinkema understands the stakes involved after the DOJ presented what experts considered to be a strong but highly technical case against Google.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 20 Sep. 2024
Secret Service personnel will face disciplinary action over their failure to secure the Butler, Pennsylvania, rally site where a would-be assassin opened fire on former President Trump, Acting Director Ronald Rowe said during a Friday news briefing.
—April Rubin, Axios, 20 Sep. 2024
The briefing, led by acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe, will begin at 1 p.m. ET.
—Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Sep. 2024
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Danielle Bochove / Bloomberg, TIME, 20 Sep. 2024
During the press briefing, experts expressed confidence that US district judge Leonie Brinkema understands the stakes involved after the DOJ presented what experts considered to be a strong but highly technical case against Google.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 20 Sep. 2024
Secret Service personnel will face disciplinary action over their failure to secure the Butler, Pennsylvania, rally site where a would-be assassin opened fire on former President Trump, Acting Director Ronald Rowe said during a Friday news briefing.
—April Rubin, Axios, 20 Sep. 2024
The briefing, led by acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe, will begin at 1 p.m. ET.
—Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Sep. 2024
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“Briefing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/briefing. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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