: an act or instance of giving precise instructions or essential information
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Additional updates or media briefings will be announced as new information becomes available.
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
The Defense Production Act order was authorized on June 6, 2022, and while former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre publicly defended it in a news briefing, Biden did not have any public events scheduled that day.
—Haisten Willis, The Washington Examiner, 4 June 2025
The remark was made during a briefing by David Richardson, who has led the Federal Emergency Management Agency since early May.
—Leah Douglas, USA Today, 4 June 2025
In a June 2 briefing, the German automaker revealed that more than 100 AI projects are now in operation or development across its global production network.
—Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
The Defense Production Act order was authorized on June 6, 2022, and while former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre publicly defended it in a news briefing, Biden did not have any public events scheduled that day.
—Haisten Willis, The Washington Examiner, 4 June 2025
The remark was made during a briefing by David Richardson, who has led the Federal Emergency Management Agency since early May.
—Leah Douglas, USA Today, 4 June 2025
In a June 2 briefing, the German automaker revealed that more than 100 AI projects are now in operation or development across its global production network.
—Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
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“Briefing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/briefing. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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