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explanation

[ek-spluh-ney-shuhn] / ˌɛk spləˈneɪ ʃən /


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This research points to one possible biological explanation.

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

The high court’s decisions on these issues have a short written explanation if any at all.

From Slate Jul. 29, 2026

Say something like, “My explanation of benefits from my insurance says I only owe x amount. Where did this bill/charge come from?”

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

For Swire, the simplest explanation is that Iran was behind the attack - not Libya.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

Ruth’s explanation was clear and detailed, “The Fox girls have been a great deal at my house and for about two years I was a very sincere believer in the rappings.”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

He says the theory offers "one of the best explanations" for the differences in how people seek support and connection with others.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

Reporters programmatically extracted compensation tables, footnotes and other explanations of perquisites mentioned in the filings and fed the results to an LLM which parsed the amount, type and beneficiary of each perk.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

“Lineage met with regulators and offered the same explanations the community has already heard,” said Councilmember Ysabel Jurado in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

However, the recent display of the aircraft that brought Zambada to the United States as part of an FBI operations collection prompted Mexico to seek explanations.

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

None of the possible explanations are pleasant to think about.

From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins




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