explanation
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Krnjaic and his collaborators propose a different explanation that could resolve this tension.
From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026
In his telling, the general’s gibe reflected the new current of naturalistic explanation that influenced Pericles.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
The third, and most important, requires the court to decide whether the explanation is credible or instead pretextual.
From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026
Yet there’s a good explanation for the stragglers, he said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026
He seemed to accept her explanation and said nothing else about it as they kept walking.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
Vocabulary lists containing explanation
PARCC: Language of the Test (Grade7)
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The Language of Standardized Tests, List 1
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The SAT: Language of the Test, List 4
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