debrief

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The debrief, as was cited in the Email Game link above, is the critical part.

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  1. transitive verb To question to obtain knowledge or intelligence gathered especially on a military mission.
  2. transitive verb To instruct (a government agent, for example) not to reveal classified or secret information after employment has ceased.

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  • The debrief was the usual mixture of knowledge and speculation, but because there were three separate teams involved, the atmosphere was edgy. —  Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, March-April 2005
  • Just a small debrief, and we can have you out of here. —  Magazine - Fantasy and Science Fiction - [Vol 112] - Issue 02 - February 2007
  • Their debriefs are just exhaustive apparently they were all absolutely shocked by what they experienced and wanted to make sure that no details were lost And the chief engineer made sure that the subroutine logs of the transporter during the event were appended to the debrief which is going to be a big help. —  Diane Duane - Star Trek : The Next Generation - Dark Mirror
  • Elizabeth appeared briefly to say that she was sure that he wanted nothing more than a hot meal and a good night's rest; she could wait for a debrief until tomorrow afternoon. —  Wraithbait
  • Critical Incident Stress Management team members from the LAFD's Employee Behavioral Health Program were brought to the scene and later made available to those Firefighters and survivors who wished to debrief or discuss the matter among their peers. —  LAFD News & Information
 

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