clarifying
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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
This included clarifying the powers councils in England have to set stricter litter rules when considering planning applications.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
The clarifying photos would go on to generate something even more exciting for the photographer, Eadweard Muybridge.
From Slate • May 25, 2026
She interrupts me a lot, sometimes asking me to repeat something I said, and sometimes it’s with another question aimed at clarifying how and why certain things happened.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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