: an act or instance of giving precise instructions or essential information
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Steven Schrank, special agent in charge, Homeland Security Investigations, said at a news briefing Friday that the majority of the people detained were from South Korea.
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Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
The Most Powerful Women Daily newsletter is Fortune’s daily briefing for and about the women leading the business world.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Republican Nancy Mace of North Carolina, left the briefing early and in tears.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
This was hardly the only nonsense uttered at the 40-minute press briefing, which was light on policy specifics but heavy on praise for the AI industry as a whole.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
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Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
The Most Powerful Women Daily newsletter is Fortune’s daily briefing for and about the women leading the business world.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Republican Nancy Mace of North Carolina, left the briefing early and in tears.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
This was hardly the only nonsense uttered at the 40-minute press briefing, which was light on policy specifics but heavy on praise for the AI industry as a whole.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Briefing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/briefing. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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