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Example Sentences

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For more details on the impact of the industrial action on your commute, click on the explainer below.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

WSJ’s visual explainer walks through the complicated science behind the technology.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Treasuries—see Barron’s explainer of the yen carry trade, which has funded U.S. government debt purchases for years.

From Barron's • Dec. 4, 2025

Here’s an explainer for how this campaign against Netflix kicked off, what it really means for the streaming business, and why this may not have the oft-noted “Bud Light” impact.

From Slate • Oct. 3, 2025

He advised my attending certain places in London for the acquisition of such mere rudiments as I wanted, and my investing him with the functions of explainer and director of all my studies.

From Dickens As an Educator by Hughes, James L. (James Laughlin)