expound
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Executives have long used the corporate blog "to expound on ideas in a way where they're sort of this businessman-philosopher, in a sense".
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Pressed by show host Amy Goodman to expound, Coogler chuckled: “Um, I’d rather not say. But the attention on this project outside of a piece of art or commerce has been interesting.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026
“The Rip” is consumed by the need to expound and interpret its own narrative at every turn.
From Salon ● Jan. 25, 2026
The company is set to expound on the results at Qubits 2026, a two-day conference at the end of January.
From Barron's ● Jan. 6, 2026
He could expound on nearly any subject in class until the teacher had to ask him to stop, and if he’d ever made less than a hundred on a test, I wasn’t aware of it.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
Cabello expounds for hours at a time, mixing political commentary with dark humor as a small audience claps and laughs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026
"The Civil War was about how Ireland should conduct itself in relation to the rest of the world and in relation to the British," he expounds.
From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2026
Gersten beautifully expounds on the complicated dynamics of young motherhood and how it felt for Shelly to be a working Vegas showgirl while trying to care for her daughter.
From Salon ● Jan. 8, 2025
Reclining on a white sofa in the Silver Lake home studio she shares with husband and fellow comedian Moshe Kasher, Leggero expounds on her train of thought.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2022
He never expounds on education theory or education reform.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
When I interviewed Parton in 2001 upon release of her album “Little Sparrow,” she expounded on her fashion sense.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
In those meetings, he expounded on his pyramid of success, from team-building lessons to attention to detail.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
"I'm extremely tired and I am irate that this word 'deliberate' keeps being expounded in this courtroom," she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2025
The question of whether Native Americans were subject to United States governance was further expounded upon in 1886, with the Supreme Court ruling in United States v.
From Salon ● Jan. 25, 2025
He expounded his ideas about medicine, human nature, politics, and business.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
Since then, I’ve spent more than 40 years researching and expounding the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2025
Tanton kindles a small fire of twigs inside a metal pitcher, while expounding for the camera about ecology and overpopulation.
From Salon ● Nov. 14, 2024
I also have stuff that maybe was in the special that I have worked on, just expounding my feelings about it all.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2024
“No,” Servais said, trying to be stubborn before laughing and expounding.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 6, 2024
Failure to contain Pauling might result in a London press conference with Linus expounding peaceful coexistence.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
Vocabulary lists containing expound
To Kill a Mockingbird
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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