unpack
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Get rid of distractions and unpack overwhelming tasks into manageable steps as well as starting with "easy wins"
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Andrew Parker Felix, who represented Byassee’s family in the lawsuit, said it was complicated to unpack what had happened.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Together, they unpack the decisions that made this one of most consequential weeks for immigration law in recent memory.
From Slate ● Jun. 27, 2026
We unpack that and more with Lyubomirsky, below.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
“Do we have to unpack or can we leave everything in our suitcases?”
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
Slate’s Jessica Stoya unpacks the underlying issues at play.
From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2026
RAND: As with the other experiments, it essentially just unpacks all the evidence that’s inconsistent with the claim.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026
The new six-part series unpacks the events that took place from a range of different perspectives to consider how people now view one of the most controversial literary rows in recent memory.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2025
That’s not to say his life after tennis hasn’t been eventful, and he unpacks it all in an autobiography, “Heartbeats,” that will be released Tuesday in the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2025
In the kitchen, Auntie Nina unpacks the takeout.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
The opinion insists that courts do more than identify a historical cousin to a modern law by examining whether the analogy survives scrutiny once its details are unpacked.
From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2026
“Ups & Downs” is an instrumental with a droning keyboard—perhaps a harmonium—along with a clarinet and clattering percussion that sounds like a drum kit being slowly unpacked from its case.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
By October 2024, they had taken their relationship to the next level by moving in together in a Los Angeles dwelling, with Ballerini telling People: “We’re unpacked, baby!”
From MarketWatch ● May 21, 2026
Outside, under the library's awnings are sacks filled with an estimated 800,000 books, still waiting to be unpacked.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026
Ella barely unpacked before going straight to Masterji Thakur's lab.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
The unpacking of boxes in his new home, I discovered last week, still hasn't been fully completed.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
“There’s difficulties unpacking what’s right, what’s wrong, what’s best for me.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
"They may want to buy our goods but feel the price is too high and decide against it because these aren't necessities," Zhuang said, perched on a small stool unpacking her goods.
From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026
Jonas reflects this thought process in his choreography by unpacking his experience as a child of divorce.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026
“My friend Adrian runs his own graphic design company,” Vanessa said, and pointed to a guy unpacking flyers.
From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya
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