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clarify

[klar-uh-fahy] / ˈklær əˌfaɪ /




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To appreciate the study’s results, it’s important to clarify what it shows and what it does not.

From MarketWatch Jul. 2, 2026

The Thursday report does little to clarify the economic outlook for the Federal Reserve.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

Legislators last year updated the law to clarify that even if businesses don’t communicate directly but use algorithmic pricing software that leads to them charging a common rate, that could still be considered price-fixing.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

For almost 35 years, he has been on a mission to resurrect, clarify and strengthen neglected constitutional principles.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

“They'll die without knowing why,” Amaranta answered when she was asked through Úrsula, and that answer planted an enigma in Fernanda's heart that she was never able to clarify.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

The bill, which clarifies the regulatory structure around digital assets, is making slow progress through Congress.

From Barron's May 22, 2026

Barnaby clarifies that he wants her to forge . . . her way . . . through this little difficulty.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 9, 2026

“People that are looking for a property or going to sell a property, starstruck is the last thing they are,” she clarifies.

From MarketWatch Apr. 3, 2026

Online research clarifies that the partner is still her husband, Eric, whose wandering eye started it all.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 13, 2026

“But this is not, I suppose, a matter for the police. A civil, not a legal, matter,” she clarifies.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

They called the two who I clarified would not know about the abuse but would be able to affirm our relationship timeline, events, etc.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

Tesla has not clarified if its semitruck has an automatic emergency braking system.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

Any eventual payout would be reduced by taxes, as well as profit-sharing agreements with its litigation funder and former PriceRunner shareholders, the company clarified.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

The IRS clarified Monday that people making 530A account contributions don’t have to file a gift-tax return that flags the donation to the taxman.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

He even clarified, Don’t you go by Millie?

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day

I would enshrine gender equality in the Constitution, explicitly clarifying that the Equal Rights Amendment is part of our founding document.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

In that respect, Hemani may prove to be the most clarifying post-Bruen decision yet.

From Slate Jun. 26, 2026

This lone holdout is clarifying: If one index gatekeeper could keep its standards, the others didn’t have to lower theirs.

From Barron's Jun. 18, 2026

There, Thomas told Roa he was “up the hill behind LA,” clarifying he was in Piñon Hills, to which Roa responded that he was in Yucaipa.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2026

I failed to realize that intelligence tests effectively muck with both your past and your future, clarifying a lifetime of bad choices and setting you up for the inevitability of future failure.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris




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