: an act or instance of giving precise instructions or essential information
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Executive briefings, peer roundtables and advisory boards offer high-value opportunities for engagement.
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Alisha Lyndon, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Instead, an entourage of executives and players headed to the Oval Office and stood behind President Donald Trump during his media briefing with the White House press pool.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 19 June 2025
According to a 2012 Congressional Research Service briefing, the GBU-57/B has been reported to burrow through 200 feet of concrete or bedrock with a density of 5,000 pounds per square inch (comparable to the strength of bridge decks or parking-garage slabs).
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 18 June 2025
The smug and sanctimonious tenor of their briefing makes that plain.
—Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
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Alisha Lyndon, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Instead, an entourage of executives and players headed to the Oval Office and stood behind President Donald Trump during his media briefing with the White House press pool.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 19 June 2025
According to a 2012 Congressional Research Service briefing, the GBU-57/B has been reported to burrow through 200 feet of concrete or bedrock with a density of 5,000 pounds per square inch (comparable to the strength of bridge decks or parking-garage slabs).
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 18 June 2025
The smug and sanctimonious tenor of their briefing makes that plain.
—Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
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“Briefing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/briefing. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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