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implicit

[im-plis-it] / ɪmˈplɪs ɪt /


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He has a well-documented history of trafficking in conspiracy theories himself, which made his ambiguous invocation of federal involvement a kind of implicit validation to conspiracy theorists that there might be more to the story.

From Salon Jul. 13, 2026

A yellow card would have been the appropriate decision, but heinous calls are implicit in major sporting events, perhaps nowhere more so than the World Cup.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

This was an implicit commitment by the Fed to counteract sharp declines in the market by pumping liquidity into the economy through the mass purchase of Treasury bonds.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 25, 2026

Under the longstanding test from 1977’s Arlington Heights case, courts are required to look for explicit and implicit evidence of racial bias in government decisionmaking, which includes statements made by elected officials.

From Slate Jun. 25, 2026

Most striking, perhaps, is the overwhelming evidence that implicit bias measures are disassociated from explicit bias measures.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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