interpretive
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It is a powerful distinction, though Mr. Rebeiro’s penchant for parsing interpretive categories occasionally makes a straightforward insight more juridically elaborate than it needs to be.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
He explains his interpretive method and defends it against a hostile biographer—and his high-school English teacher.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
The adaptation delves more into their marital melancholy, but I felt I understood them better in Shakespeare’s original, which recognizes the power of suggestion and interpretive restraint.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
As a former interpretive naturalist for the Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve, he even led a field trip for the Forest Service, BLM and State Parks to highlight the ecological damage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
The core revolutionary principle according to this interpretive tradition is individual liberty.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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