clarifying
Example Sentences
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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
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
Reaffirming the act’s antidiscrimination mission while clarifying that courts can’t mandate proportional outcomes needn’t be viewed as a partisan ask.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 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
