unpack
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Turning to China, we unpack how Beijing’s expanding dominance over global supply chains is making its export machine even more formidable—and far more resilient against foreign tariffs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 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
Join Dahlia and Mark as they unpack this Supreme Court term with some of the smartest legal analysts in the business as part of our live online audience, July 10 at noon EDT.
From Slate ● Jun. 27, 2026
We unpack that and more with Lyubomirsky, below.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
I had the sense that I should have been able to unpack them, that there was only a thin veneer separating me from their meaning, and yet the veneer was impenetrable.
From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez
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Rep. Jamie Raskin unpacks the AG Pam Bondi hearing with gusto; Trump remakes DC in his own image; and the complexities of patriotism at the Olympics.
From Slate ● Feb. 12, 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
Margaret Atwood unpacks the essays, speeches and appreciations in her deep and deeply entertaining new nonfiction collection, ‘Burning Question.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2025
He unpacks the embroidered handbag, and some good sausages come to light; Lewandowski takes up the knife with a flourish and saws the meat into slices.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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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
When Skachkova and her partner, Lina Rohovska, a 27-year-old marketing specialist, unpacked and sat down for tea, they realized how exhausted they had been by the cold and darkness in Kyiv.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 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 cleaned it up a little and unpacked my school backpack.
From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks
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“There’s difficulties unpacking what’s right, what’s wrong, what’s best for me.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 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
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
Sarah is hungry, so I stop unpacking the groceries to get her a glass of milk.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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