clarification
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When Bum-seok frantically demands a descriptive clarification from a hunkered, terrified colleague who’s seen the thing, the man barks back, “Who cares? That’s not the point!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
DHS didn’t reply to requests for clarification on their status.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Traders will be closely watching his speech at next week's annual meeting of central bankers, economists and finance chiefs in Jackson Hole, hoping for some clarification on monetary policy.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
But his clarification is unlikely to be the last word on the controversy.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Daniel shakes his head like he can’t believe his friend, his best friend, needs so much clarification.
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
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This is what sports have become in the replay era: overriding your own eyes and common sense in favor of digital forensics and wonky clarifications that arrive long after the stadium has cleared out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
"We look forward to further constructive US clarifications on their other positions, which would create the possibility of a mutually beneficial trade agreement that respects Canadian sovereignty".
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
As the backlash against Fanatics picked up steam, the Red Sox deleted its original statement from X and posted multiple clarifications.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2026
The Guinean embassy in Moscow, which oversees Belarus, told AFP it was following the case with "great humanitarian concern" and said it had demanded "clarifications".
From Barron's ● Jan. 15, 2026
Whenever he told the story, Rat had a tendency to stop now and then, interrupting the flow, inserting little clarifications or bits of analysis and personal opinion.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
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