explicitly
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More than one-third of entry-level positions now explicitly require AI-related skills.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Noem has faced questioning before Congress about the alleged relationship, and attacked the reports as “tabloid garbage,” though she stopped short of explicitly denying the allegations while under oath.
From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026
We are explicitly prohibited from censoring broadcasters, but this is censorship.
From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026
Delaying Social Security benefits is a key strategy, as they are explicitly linked to inflation.
From Barron's • May 30, 2026
In the era of colorblindness, it is no longer socially permissible to use race, explicitly, as a justification for discrimination, exclusion, and social contempt.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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