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Thousands of them, dressed in cat ears, bridal gowns and elaborate floral headpieces.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Some of those spots host elaborate holiday light displays that require set-up in late October.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Rather than relying on elaborate studio sets, the production embraced the neighborhood’s authentic character, allowing real businesses, public squares, and residential streets to become integral parts of the series’ identity.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
It’s not a love expressed through expensive ingredients or elaborate techniques just for the sake of it.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
John Harvey led the little kids in an elaborate game of tag.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
Later, he elaborates more fully on the genius of her portrayal.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
She acknowledges but barely elaborates on them, they claim.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2024
Gray elaborates by pointing out that when climate change raises sea levels, the impact will not be limited to people living on the coasts.
From Salon ● May 24, 2024
Dr Neil Scott, medical adviser to the British Boxing Board of Control and consultant head and neck surgeon elaborates.
From BBC ● May 8, 2024
A note elaborates that Tío Alejandro was the one who used to own English saddle horses and taught you four girls to ride.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
Dr. Stuart Weiss, a Manhattan endocrinologist, elaborated in an email: “Bigger muscles are not necessarily stronger.”
From Slate ● Jul. 16, 2026
Netanyahu elaborated on Israel's security concerns in his post.
From Barron's ● Mar. 29, 2026
Bob Elliott, CEO of Unlimited Funds, elaborated on this point in a post on X.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 23, 2026
But Nanos has not elaborated on what they found.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2026
“God created a world of work and rewards,” he elaborated, “on a big balanced scale.”
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
"It's a difficult situation," she said, adding that the US federal government was "helping us out", without elaborating.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
"However, there were some casualties on the part of the security forces," it said, without elaborating.
From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026
The Texas senator similarly held a private meeting with Blanche, a conversation he described simply as “positive,” without elaborating which direction he’s leaning on Blanche’s confirmation.
From Slate ● Jul. 9, 2026
There are a “complicated set of tradeoffs” tied to going public, it said, without elaborating further.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
“I’m all right now,” I respond without elaborating.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
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