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explicit

[ik-splis-it] / ɪkˈsplɪs ɪt /


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But this may be a stretch given the Constitution’s explicit role for the Senate in presidential appointments.

From Slate Jul. 6, 2026

Launching the war, on 28 February, he was even more explicit.

From BBC Jul. 5, 2026

The Ethnic Unity Law now gives his actions explicit legal cover.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

Vance has also gone out of his way to define anti-semitism only as the explicit hatred of Jews.

From Salon Jun. 26, 2026

Mapper had rendered it in explicit detail, as only he could.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older




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