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explicit

[ik-splis-it] / ɪkˈsplɪs ɪt /


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The law is explicit that the director role should go to someone with “extensive national security expertise.”

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

Beijing has been unusually explicit about the ambition.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

“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

It also maintained the building’s relatively humble footprint, an explicit contrast with the palatial dwellings of European monarchs.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

Gottlieb protested that even without an explicit calculation of wind loads, the buildings were strong enough.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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