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elaborate

[ih-lab-er-it, ih-lab-uh-rayt] / ɪˈlæb ər ɪt, ɪˈlæb əˌreɪt /




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A woman convinced her former partner she had given birth to two children who most likely did not exist in what a High Court judge described as an "extraordinary" and "elaborate campaign of deceit".

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

The department store chain Kohl’s prevents agentic purchases, a spokeswoman said, declining to elaborate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

He did not elaborate further, but such perspective would be needed.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Is it any wonder that a city that favors make-believe would take to a holiday that inspires elaborate set dressings and creative costumes, the latter a chance to take on a role other than ourselves?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The crown jewel of their elaborate trading positions was still the $2 billion in bespoke credit default swaps Hubler felt certain would one day very soon yield $2 billion in pure profits.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Here he elaborates, line by lyrical line, on an eloquent poem about social justice by Nikky Finney.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2025

Instead, it thoughtfully elaborates on the stage show, which opened on Broadway in 2003.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2024

Dr Neil Scott, medical adviser to the British Boxing Board of Control and consultant head and neck surgeon elaborates.

From BBC ● May 8, 2024

"In our devices, electrons propagate in two opposite directions within the same nanoscale space and without scattering," Dr Barrier elaborates.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2024

A note elaborates that Tío Alejandro was the one who used to own English saddle horses and taught you four girls to ride.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

On Friday, the Federal Reserve’s chair, Kevin Warsh, elaborated on his plan to curb inflation.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026

In his few public appearances since taking office, Warsh has said the committee is committed to delivering price stability, but has not elaborated on how it would do so or when it may intervene.

From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026

He has elaborated on the philosophy in a handful of recent public appearances, and he is writing a book—due out in October—to defend it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

Prominent figures in the late 1980s and early 1990s elaborated on that argument in books and talk-show appearances.

From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2026

This idea was elaborated by Ptolemy in the second century A.D. into a complete cosmological model.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

Xi said they had common understanding on issues without elaborating.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

"We have an idea for peace," he said, without elaborating.

From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026

“Our focus remains on finding a sustainable manufacturing solution for Brampton,” the spokeswoman said, without elaborating.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

"It's a difficult situation," she said, adding that the US federal government was "helping us out", without elaborating.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

And when April and Melanie started tossing the idea back and forth, decorating and elaborating the way they always did, it Worked just the way it was supposed to.

From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder




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