unpack
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The question of what’s real and not isn’t only Béatrice’s to unpack — you may wonder yourself whether Auen and Walker have fabricated their esoteric source materials and invented the strange saga of Ernetti.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Pete Wicks won two awards for Man Made, in which he tries to "unpack modern masculinity"
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Matthews: It’s very surprising, then you unpack it and see all of the layers of Gorsuch underneath.
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026
Nowadays, it’s hard to unpack these narratives, when there are a thousand other issues vying for people’s attention.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
Mother sent for their old decorations, and it was fun to unpack them.
From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen
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A Hammer Museum retrospective unpacks the once L.A.-based artist’s remarkable legacy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
As she unpacks her bags, she is clearly conflicted.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
This new album unpacks her grief after her father’s death and explores the implications of increasing fame on her sense of self.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
“Paradise” star Julianne Nicholson unpacks her character’s motives, plus streaming suggestions for your weekend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2026
Downstairs again, Mr. Pomodoro unpacks a few things from one of the many boxes stacked by his desk.
From "The Unfinished Angel" by Sharon Creech
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Residents unpacked the city’s financial statements on Reddit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
Maybe that idea should have been unpacked a little bit more.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
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
Police allege that Hussen went to the facility and supervised as several men unpacked the container.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
I was still waiting for Mom to pick up our argument from where we left off, while Charlie and Zooey unpacked groceries like we were some kind of happy family.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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"Carrying it, unpacking it, that kind of thing."
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
In unpacking the new single title, Harper’s Bazaar suggested that maybe modern-day fame is the disease, and Swift the “early guinea pig” who has fought against sexism and re-created her own masters.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
So if snaking standard TSA lanes and unpacking at the checkpoint is a pain point, this is your most affordable program.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
But although much has changed for the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the years since the 2021 release of “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” one tradition remains: unpacking the meaning of an installment’s post-credits scene.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
With Radar alone up front, Ben and I sit in the first bench, unpacking each bag and handing the items to Lacey in the wayback.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
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