explicit

Example Sentences

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The ETF industry keeps pushing the envelope: Some explicit tax deferral and even tax-avoidance strategies have been rolled out.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

And yet Angle is explicit about his goals with Familiar Machines: He wants users to bond with it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

“Power has become an explicit, contracted unit of demand,” the analysts said.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Kalshi has explicit written rules against people trading on events whose outcomes they could influence and recently fined and suspended some congressional candidates for trying to wet their beaks in their own races.

From Slate • Apr. 24, 2026

“It targets explicit memories, like your name, where you grew up, your first teacher’s name, and leaves implicit memories—like how to speak or tie your shoes or ride a bicycle—untouched.”

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth