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unpack

[uhn-pak] / ʌnˈpæk /


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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

I want to unpack that a little bit more.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2026

There’s something to that last part that paints the perfect picture of our relationship as a whole, which maybe I’ll feel the need to unpack when I decide to stop filling my Lexapro.

From Salon Jun. 1, 2026

“We won’t unpack them yet. We need to get these big ones opened first so the entrance isn’t blocked.”

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

“Paradise” star Julianne Nicholson unpacks her character’s motives, plus streaming suggestions for your weekend.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 30, 2026

In the most recent episode of Amicus, Dahlia Lithwick unpacks the Supreme Court’s latest decision ruling against President Donald Trump’s global tariffs, with Mark Joseph Stern.

From Slate Feb. 26, 2026

Mr. Myers unpacks one of the most dominant runs in American sports, leaving readers with plenty to chew over during bar stool arguments.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 21, 2025

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

In the kitchen, Auntie Nina unpacks the takeout.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

As the drama unfolded on the course, Young unpacked his locker in the Birkdale clubhouse.

From BBC Jul. 19, 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

These were some of the questions that three prominent athlete stylists — Brittany Hampton, Courtney Mays and Dex Robinson — unpacked last week at the panel “Game Changers: Where Sport Meets Style.”

From Los Angeles Times May 18, 2026

“Leave those boxes unpacked and get out of your home. Join a class, walk to a coffee shop or hang out at the library.”

From MarketWatch Apr. 22, 2026

I unpacked a bag until I found my green jeans.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez

While taking a break from unpacking the U-Haul on move-in day, Frank pointed to the incomplete home on their neighbor’s lot.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 20, 2026

At a high school in Nacka just outside Stockholm, final-year students are unpacking laptops from rucksacks and tote bags, alongside items they say they used less frequently a few years ago.

From BBC Apr. 15, 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

And calculating what, exactly, any retailer might owe its customers would require unpacking the agreements they struck with suppliers and shippers to share the tariff burden.

From MarketWatch Mar. 12, 2026

My mom is in her room unpacking and Natalie’s sitting on the kitchen floor, running her hands through her button box.

From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko




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