explicit
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“TSA exists for security purposes and they’re explicit about that,” said Vincent Joralemon, director of UC Berkeley’s Life Sciences Law and Policy Center.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
The executive order would make a person’s immigration status an explicit part of a bank’s assessment of whether a customer poses a money-laundering risk.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
It also maintained the building’s relatively humble footprint, an explicit contrast with the palatial dwellings of European monarchs.
From Slate • May 18, 2026
In medicine, these kinds of trade-offs are explicit.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
We are a couple, in a way, though nothing is explicit between us.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
Vocabulary lists containing explicit
The SAT: Language of the Test, List 1
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The ACT: The Language of the Test, List 1
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