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Roberts wondered whether that phrasing itself suggested confusion, either by counsel or by the trial judge, about whether the objection was then being made or merely marked for later elaboration.

From Slate ● Apr. 10, 2026

Fortunately, clear skies will bless BTS for the live event, although Netflix’s Mussman admits without elaboration, “There was a rain plan.”

From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2026

In her introduction, the translator Anne McKnight presents “Long Take” as an elaboration on “Something Like an Autobiography,” the filmmaker’s 1981 memoir.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026

“We want it back,” he said without further elaboration.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025

But possibly either of these statements, without elaboration, can lead to an overly clear-cut line of conjecture.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger

He acknowledged that speculation about a lab leak is not in itself a conspiracy theory, but that doesn’t go for the elaborations that many of its adherents have made of it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2024

"These results help us understand the evolutionary history of horns and antlers and could suggest that differences in other ruminant cranial appendages, like ossicones and pronghorns, are also elaborations on a shared ancestral cranial appendage."

From Science Daily ● May 20, 2024

Slow tempo melodic elaborations that had a strong emotive emphasis became the insignia of his performances.

From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2024

His elaborations are elegant, persuasive and come to a surprisingly feminist conclusion — that female desire shaped evolution.

From New York Times ● Dec. 7, 2017

Billy finally managed to get his news in edgewise during my continuing elaborations.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam