unpack
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Turning to China, we unpack how Beijing’s expanding dominance over global supply chains is making its export machine even more formidable—and far more resilient against foreign tariffs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
They also unpack Blanche’s performance in Part 1 of his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
Get rid of distractions and unpack overwhelming tasks into manageable steps as well as starting with "easy wins"
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Banks claims the pitch included promises that the documentary would unpack the show’s legacy “not as a takedown, but as a thoughtful in-depth reflection on its influence, evolution, and impact on fashion, television, and culture.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
She descends the steps, and I start to unpack my books onto the quiet-room desk to get ready for the trig homework I’ve been avoiding all day.
From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King
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Slate’s Jessica Stoya unpacks the underlying issues at play.
From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2026
RAND: As with the other experiments, it essentially just unpacks all the evidence that’s inconsistent with the claim.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026
“Paradise” star Julianne Nicholson unpacks her character’s motives, plus streaming suggestions for your weekend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2026
The new six-part series unpacks the events that took place from a range of different perspectives to consider how people now view one of the most controversial literary rows in recent memory.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2025
Lourdes unpacks three Sacher tortes and a Saint Honore studded with profiteroles, Linzer bars with raspberry jam, eclairs, and marzipan cookies in neon pink.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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The opinion insists that courts do more than identify a historical cousin to a modern law by examining whether the analogy survives scrutiny once its details are unpacked.
From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2026
Police allege that Hussen went to the facility and supervised as several men unpacked the container.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
“Ups & Downs” is an instrumental with a droning keyboard—perhaps a harmonium—along with a clarinet and clattering percussion that sounds like a drum kit being slowly unpacked from its case.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
By October 2024, they had taken their relationship to the next level by moving in together in a Los Angeles dwelling, with Ballerini telling People: “We’re unpacked, baby!”
From MarketWatch ● May 21, 2026
In his alley, Toomer unpacked his flowers for the day and began his song to the few shoppers who had come downtown.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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But although much has changed for the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the years since the 2021 release of “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” one tradition remains: unpacking the meaning of an installment’s post-credits scene.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
At a high school in Nacka just outside Stockholm, final-year students are unpacking laptops from rucksacks and tote bags, alongside items they say they used less frequently a few years ago.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026
And calculating what, exactly, any retailer might owe its customers would require unpacking the agreements they struck with suppliers and shippers to share the tariff burden.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 12, 2026
When it comes to unpacking John le Carré’s career as the pre-eminent spy writer of his generation, what better place to start than with a piece of luggage?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026
Emma is done with French now and is unpacking her violin.
From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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