implicit

Example Sentences

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“I’d like to think that there’s an implicit trust factor because of that decade of relationships. I don’t need years of random interaction getting up to speed.”

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

The same access journalism — the implicit bargain in which reporters trade critical distance for proximity to power — remains.

From Salon • Mar. 2, 2026

“The problem with an oval table is there’s an implicit hierarchy between people sitting at the center and people sitting at the edges,” said Knot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

The implicit message is that shares are undervalued at current levels.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026

Most bought this insurance on subprime mortgages not as an outright bet against them but as a hedge against their implicit bet on them—their portfolios of U.S. real estate– related stocks or bonds.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis