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explanatory

[ik-splan-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ɪkˈsplæn əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /


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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

Peter’s animated explanatory journalism won the 2025 Lowell Thomas Award and his piece breaking down brain-reading implants won the 2024 Society for News Design Award of Excellence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 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

They had some explanatory pictures next to their glass cage that showed a couple of bats sucking the blood out of a horse’s neck while the horse was sleeping.

From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel