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explanations

NOUN
whys and wherefores
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Still, the narrative has its share of “just go with it” moments and explanations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

They said they didn’t know why and that Kyiv was still seeking explanations from the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

The researchers have identified several possible explanations for the unusual temperature pattern.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

The TSE requested explanations from the company, which cited "technical problems" worldwide.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

It would often, he acknowledged, be impossible to choose between competing explanations because one could not see what was actually happening within the invisible world of particles out of which our visible world was constructed.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton


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