explicit
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Sir Keir Starmer has told firms to either activate built-in features or update operating systems to prevent children from taking, sending or viewing sexually explicit images on their phones and other devices.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
The law is explicit that the director role should go to someone with “extensive national security expertise.”
From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026
For all the explicit and widely shared concerns Leo names throughout, there is a through line of genuine love for humanity and what we can do at our best—including with the machines at our side.
From Slate • May 28, 2026
The product they built — Claude, where values are made explicit, debatable and revisable — is a direct expression of a team that decided honest disagreement was non-negotiable.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
A mortgage bond wasn’t a single giant loan for an explicit fixed term.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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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