explanations

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He answered even simple questions with lengthy explanations, speaking in a quick, torrential style and snapping his fingers or pinching the air for emphasis.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026

There is a particular fatigue that comes from watching the same constitutional injury reappear generation after generation under different names and different explanations.

From Slate • Jun. 17, 2026

Zapatero's spokesman, Luis Arroyo, said "he will provide explanations before the judge" in relation to the jewels.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

As for how it went down, I will accept all explanations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Here the fundamental distinction between facts and explanations, which goes back to Montaigne and beyond, is restated.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton