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Although the Oscar-winning director reportedly planned to present revised ideas to his neighbors, the elaborate project ultimately never came to fruition.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
His office has little decoration save for elaborate Legos he and his son like to build from kits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
“We have investments,” Sims told me, declining to further elaborate on the portfolio.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026
Speaking at the Air, Space and Cyber Conference on Monday, Meink said the US was ready for "evolving threats", but did not elaborate on the weapon's capabilities or when it was put into orbit.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Hamilton required no elaborate instructions on the procedure.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Singh elaborates on the connection young people felt to hip-hop’s deeper tradition.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026
When questioned on this by her guest, Queer Eye's Tan France, she elaborates on what she likes to cook.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2025
She acknowledges but barely elaborates on them, they claim.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2024
Gray elaborates by pointing out that when climate change raises sea levels, the impact will not be limited to people living on the coasts.
From Salon ● May 24, 2024
A note elaborates that Tío Alejandro was the one who used to own English saddle horses and taught you four girls to ride.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
On X, Mr. Coxon elaborated: He had worked for both OpenAI and Anthropic, and said “neither company is acting responsibly.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Davis elaborated further on his role in his 2019 memoir, Compton Street Legend.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
On Friday, the Federal Reserve’s chair, Kevin Warsh, elaborated on his plan to curb inflation.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
In his few public appearances since taking office, Warsh has said the committee is committed to delivering price stability, but has not elaborated on how it would do so or when it may intervene.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
But Krum glowered at him, and Harry, somehow struck anew by how tall Krum was, elaborated.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
"It's a difficult situation," she said, adding that the US federal government was "helping us out", without elaborating.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
A spokesman for the Turkish Defense Ministry told reporters Thursday that work on the issue was continuing, without elaborating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
"We determined that these changes require a renewal of the Cabinet of Ministers," he added, without elaborating.
From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026
The Texas senator similarly held a private meeting with Blanche, a conversation he described simply as “positive,” without elaborating which direction he’s leaning on Blanche’s confirmation.
From Slate ● Jul. 9, 2026
I was elaborating upon my “legend” consistently and Luzan accepted my pathologies.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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