explicit
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“Lake Ontario” is very explicit about the First Nations history of that name and why it’ll never be changed, even if Google Maps or the U.S. president says so.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
The 709 BCE event is regarded as the earliest explicit written record of a total solar eclipse that can be securely dated.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
Wilson made the underlying threat explicit in April.
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026
Schools and colleges in England will be required to recognise antisemitism as a distinct category of harm and take explicit action against it.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
We are a couple, in a way, though nothing is explicit between us.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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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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