explanation

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The rule, she suggested, does not end once a prosecutor offers a race-neutral explanation.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026

Yet there’s a good explanation for the stragglers, he said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Although additional studies in animals and humans are needed to confirm these effects, this work provides a clearer explanation of how everyday foods and natural compounds may help regulate chronic inflammation.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026

“When the deadline passed without explanation or follow-through, that hope turned into something closer to despair,” said Shawn VanDiver, who runs the advocacy group Afghan Evac and closely monitors the situation at Camp As Sayliyah.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

He was beginning to feel he owed his wife, and the whole world, an explanation.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig