unpack
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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
The combination of her elusiveness and philanthropic largess makes “Last Days in Two Nations” a fascinating project to unpack.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
These are often bound up under one general heading of "polarisation", but it's been illuminating to unpack them.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
While England's run to the semi-final is still viewed as an achievement by those at the FA, it is clear there is much to unpack with regards to the circumstances behind their loss to Argentina.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
Ugwu watched her unpack foodstuffs from a bag: dried fish and cocoyams and spices and bitter leaf.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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The BBC’s China correspondent Laura Bicker unpacks how the trip panned out for Beijing and Washington.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
For the Amicus bonus episode, Dahlia unpacks the election mayhem happening in Missouri with Madiba K. Dennie, deputy editor and senior contributor at Balls and Strikes.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
The BBC's entertainment correspondent Colin Paterson unpacks how the singer attracted such a range of fans.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
In an interview with the Journal’s John Jurgensen, the director unpacks the Trojan Horse scene and how he pulled off his latest cinematic tour de force.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Madge, who won’t be upstaged, unpacks her trombone and blows one blat like a big fart, and my hands fly to my ears.
From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari
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These boxes often contain pre-addressed shipments of peptides that are unpacked and sent directly to clinics or medspas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
"We spent one night in there - we hadn't even unpacked," she says.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
As I unpacked my third suitcase in our new West Hollywood home, a sharp pain shot through my chest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 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
When it arrived, she unpacked it and plugged it in, and then she clapped her hands and said, “Oh, she's so beautiful. Isn't she beautiful? I love her with all my heart.”
From "Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures" by Kate DiCamillo
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Each week, Weber and Finger dedicate one episode to unpacking a prepared list of Who-y headlines, and a follow-up episode, titled “Who’s There?,” is dedicated to listener calls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
She said one week, the couple had so many trips planned, they did not bother unpacking their suitcase.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
The experience of unpacking history often makes things feel more real, but this particular realization was simply uncomfortable.
From Slate ● Sep. 3, 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 were unpacking long, slim pieces of wood that folded and unfolded in strange ways, and when they put them together, they formed a strong sledge.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
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