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One who provides a concise statement of the facts of a legal case; Also: One who provides a summary or gives essential information.

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  • The briefing is on the record and your briefer is our Ambassador to the Philippines, Tom Hubbard.
  • It is at least as likely, if not more so, that the briefer is the earlier, rather than the fuller.
  • Displayed on the immense luminous wall screen behind the briefer was a planform depiction of the planetary system.
  • Habakkuk in briefer form takes up the same subjects.
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