explicit
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She ended her email with an explicit statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
But he denied Kao’s most significant claim: that Graham and Navatek struck an explicit, potentially illegal deal for contracts.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
The airport's consortium of owners has said they need explicit backing from Burnham before the end of the year in order to proceed with the project.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Underlying much of this concern was implicit or explicit acceptance of the Malthusian idea that whereas population has the potential to grow exponentially, it is kept constantly under check by its capacity to feed itself.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
That’s the most direct and explicit way of making a point imaginable.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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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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