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explanation

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


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That, quickly followed by the abrupt departure, without explanation, of Gavriel, leaves the students unmoored.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

I’d appreciate an explanation that a beginner like me can understand.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

Its discovery now gives researchers a possible explanation for the disk's unusual architecture.

From Science Daily Jul. 23, 2026

She gave no explanation for Trump’s last-minute shift and said the administration would “continue to talk” with the Saudis to “get the deal finalized.”

From Slate Jul. 23, 2026

Would it be so very wrong for a guard to smile now and then, or give a few words of explanation?

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

“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

"It's more dangerous to accept the supernatural explanations," he warned, noting that conditions ranging from schizophrenia to Tourette's syndrome were once interpreted as spirit possession.

From Barron's Jul. 19, 2026

Some sections are written without reference to what came earlier, so explanations are repeated and familiar individuals are introduced as if the reader has never heard of them.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

Rather than requiring separate explanations, they could all reflect the fact that dark matter has more complex internal properties than previously thought.

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 2026

Such explanations look foolish after Pascal, but not before.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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