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explanatory

[ik-splan-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ɪkˈsplæn əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /


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The series was a finalist for the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Explanatory videos can still be found online and Knight’s own two-video set is still available for purchase, too.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 2, 2023

Explanatory wall text is kept to a minimum and sequestered to one section of each room.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2022

R&B singer Ne-Yo is letting his music speak for itself with the release of his eighth studio album "Self Explanatory," which came out last week.

From Reuters • Jul. 21, 2022

Explanatory additions were wanted, but not those flat prosaic lines, though Mr. Bayne appears to like them.

From The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, September 1879 by Various




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