explicit
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In Harris County, a proposed Flock contract amendment initially included the explicit authorisation to share camera data with federal law enforcement, but this provision was later removed after push-back from campaigners.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
The combination of text and image recurs throughout Lynch’s paintings as well, where captions often make distressing narratives explicit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
“The familiar concern is fiscal stability: mounting debt may become unsustainable and end in implicit or explicit default. I ask a different question,” he writes.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Warsh has been explicit that he isn’t pre-committing, she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Mapper had rendered it in explicit detail, as only he could.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
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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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