implicit
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These schools weren’t quite a direct pipeline into the American armed services, but their implicit promise was to cultivate gentlemen, if not always literal officers.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
The movie has an implicit motto, confidently stated by Kyle, that applies to all security systems: “At the end of the day, it’s still run by people. And people are stupid.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
In all of these publications, the politics are implicit, carried by the authors’ public personas rather than articulated through sustained argument.
From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026
He told BBC's 5 Live Drive that the statement "basically changes nothing" as the implicit threat of mines remain.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
Hamilton also took note of the implicit secessionist threat contained in Virginia's statement.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing implicit
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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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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