explicit
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“If that’s happening, what that means is there’s clearly no explicit legislative intent or direction for that to be happening.”
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
In Harris County, a proposed Flock contract amendment initially included the explicit authorisation to share camera data with federal law enforcement, but this provision was later removed after push-back from campaigners.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
The combination of text and image recurs throughout Lynch’s paintings as well, where captions often make distressing narratives explicit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
“The familiar concern is fiscal stability: mounting debt may become unsustainable and end in implicit or explicit default. I ask a different question,” he writes.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 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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