as in to interrogate
to officially ask (someone) about a job that has been done or about an experience
Police debriefed the hostages upon their return. The pilot was debriefed after his flight.
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When the Traitors debrief in the turret, the atmosphere is tense.
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Molly Fitzpatrick, Vulture, 8 Feb. 2024
In her exit interview, the cast member says, Dang apparently communicated something about her experience that sounded an alarm to a third-party psychologist hired by Kinetic to screen and debrief the cast.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 4 June 2024
Ripley, the sole survivor of the Nostromo, is rescued and debriefed by her employer, Weyland-Yutani.
—Maddie Garfinkle, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2024
Newmark is among many instructors around the country itching to get back into the classroom to debrief their students on the blur of textbook-worthy events that transpired this month.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 28 July 2024
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Molly Fitzpatrick, Vulture, 8 Feb. 2024
In her exit interview, the cast member says, Dang apparently communicated something about her experience that sounded an alarm to a third-party psychologist hired by Kinetic to screen and debrief the cast.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 4 June 2024
Ripley, the sole survivor of the Nostromo, is rescued and debriefed by her employer, Weyland-Yutani.
—Maddie Garfinkle, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2024
Newmark is among many instructors around the country itching to get back into the classroom to debrief their students on the blur of textbook-worthy events that transpired this month.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 28 July 2024
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Available on The Week Bookshop A Thread of Violence Mark O'Connell, 2023 Another book that interrogates the act of writing about crime.The Week UK, theweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Her winning work, titled Behula and a Thousand Tales (2024), uses photography, prints, text, and sculpture to interrogate the role of women in Bangladesh and beyond.George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Paxton was born into the church and comes across as more explicitly pious and less inherently questioning of her worldview.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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In particular, the diverse ways that states choose to administer elections have become a central focus of those who seek to question the legitimacy of electoral processes.Jenna Bednar, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
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While the review was initiated to examine the leadership structure of the county’s Office of Education, the agency’s investigators quickly pivoted to the education board after hearing numerous complaints from staff, said Mike Fine, CEO of the Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team.Molly Gibbs, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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All students are required to take fine arts and humanities courses as part of their undergraduate core curriculum, with the goal of promoting critical thinking and helping students examine problems through multiple lenses.Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Debrief.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debrief. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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