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clarify

[klar-uh-fahy] / ˈklær əˌfaɪ /




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Uefa has asked Fifa to "clarify the nature, amount and basis of these payments, why they were not disclosed and whether they were reviewed and approved by the competent Fifa bodies."

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

This finding helps clarify a long-standing question about how the skin maintains itself.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

Universities, he said, can help clarify what it means for AI to be “aligned” and “safe.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Studies have found that visualization — being prompted to consider vivid and emotionally meaningful images — can clarify how we perceive risk and prepare for it.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

I am issuing this statement to clarify the position and in the hope that it will bring an end to further conjecture.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

But though I often wanted a Shostakovich-like register of horror and farce, I was more bothered by something the opera never clarifies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

As Fielder clarifies the punchline, Holmes breaks down in tears across from him, frustrated that she can’t understand.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

The proposed regulations unveiled this week “really clarifies a lot of what employers were waiting for,” said Dorian Smith, leader of Mercer’s law and policy practice.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026

Locke, 22, jokes that a lot of the time people are just handed producer credits, but clarifies "we actually put some effort in and took it seriously".

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026

“Food poems,” she clarifies, raising a hand to stop the chatter.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

Last December, Gomez clarified a shift in her vocal tone, telling fans on Instagram, “sometimes things happen.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

Leiters later clarified at a company meeting that there were no new rules, but that staff should dress appropriately for the occasion, particularly when representing the brand at public events.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

He later clarified that Hyslop had been told about the leak.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

The broader genetic analysis finally clarified the coral's evolutionary position.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

And at this point no case law has fully clarified whether you own or have the right to control your tissues.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

The moment when she stands up, she has come to a clarifying realization that her line has just been crossed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

A new report discussing OpenAI’s revenue progress seems to be clarifying issues that had been spooking investors.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

Particularly clarifying are three pages on that doctrine’s origins.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Waller, the assistant police chief, also detailed how police were — and weren’t — using their cameras, including clarifying that vehicles, not people, are tracked.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

Lyra could see the intensity in his body, saw his jaw working, and then saw an authority descend over it, calming and relaxing and clarifying.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman


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