explanatory

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That changed under Alan Greenspan as officials began issuing somewhat more explanatory statements alongside their policy announcements.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

To be sure, the predictor is not a short-term market-timing tool; its greatest explanatory power exists at the 10-year horizon.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

"We propose three explanatory hypotheses for discussion," says Güllich.

From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2025

A statement from the committee that includes the bill's explanatory note says "its purpose is to cut off terrorism at its root and create a heavy deterrent."

From Barron's • Nov. 3, 2025

A laundry list of at least 14 explanatory factors has been proposed by historians of technology.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond