: an act or instance of giving precise instructions or essential information
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The airline is also now mandating that airport personnel conduct headcounts whenever a passenger discrepancy is identified, and briefings have been issued to Canberra Airport staff detailing how handovers of this kind should be handled.
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Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
Have you or any of your colleagues in Congress been given any briefings on the possibility of land strikes in Venezuela and taking out President Maduro?
—ABC News, 7 Dec. 2025
Remember, a week after this strike, there was a briefing for Congress.
—CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025
Bradley’s classified briefing to lawmakers on Thursday did little to quell outrage among Democrats over the September strike.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 6 Dec. 2025
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Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
Have you or any of your colleagues in Congress been given any briefings on the possibility of land strikes in Venezuela and taking out President Maduro?
—ABC News, 7 Dec. 2025
Remember, a week after this strike, there was a briefing for Congress.
—CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025
Bradley’s classified briefing to lawmakers on Thursday did little to quell outrage among Democrats over the September strike.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 6 Dec. 2025
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“Briefing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/briefing. Accessed 13 Dec. 2025.
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