elaborating

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"I made no commitment either way," Trump added, without elaborating.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

“This is the door to the ballroom,” he said, pointing to the future entrance to the $400 million addition to the White House, elaborating on all the bells and whistles the building will have.

From Slate • Apr. 30, 2026

“Bankruptcy cannot be the legacy of these Games,” Rodriguez wrote, without elaborating on what she meant, though L.A.’s top budget official recently projected a deficit, unconnected to the Olympics, of “several hundred million” dollars.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The lender announced the move early in the session, citing a letter from Atanu Chakraborty saying that he was stepping down over practices that went against his personal values, without elaborating further.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Ted Skopinski was the trajectories guy, elaborating on the math describing the path taken by a space vehicle as it left Earths surface and settled into orbit around it.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly