unpack
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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
It could call a grocer, order ingredients, insisting on it all being upscale, and have those ingredients delivered, unpack and load the fridge and then use my appliances to make dinner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
I want to unpack that a little bit more.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
Wolfers, an economist, joined Slate’s What Next to unpack the immediate effects of the deal and why things won’t be returning to normal for most of us—or our wallets—anytime soon.
From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2026
“Do we have to unpack or can we leave everything in our suitcases?”
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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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
In the Slate Plus bonus episode, Mark unpacks what went down during the birthright citizenship oral arguments at the Supreme Court with Evan Bernick, a co-author of a key amicus brief in the Barbara v.
From Slate ● Apr. 9, 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
In this episode, Amanda unpacks her combative style with reporters, including scolding the press and calling their questions “stupid.”
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2025
In the kitchen, Auntie Nina unpacks the takeout.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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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
Just state a date by which everyone needs to pay them back, preferably before the groceries are unpacked.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 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
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
I follow his eyes to the unpacked boxes lining the wall just to his right.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
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The unpacking of boxes in his new home, I discovered last week, still hasn't been fully completed.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 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
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
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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