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elaboration

[ih-lab-uh-rey-shuhn] / ɪˌlæb əˈreɪ ʃən /
NOUN
illustration
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In the WSJ interview, Trump moved the deadline to Tuesday, and on Sunday afternoon, without elaboration, Trump posted “Tuesday, 8:00 P.M. Eastern Time!”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

“No,” he said without hesitation or further elaboration.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

Lilly did not respond to a request for elaboration on the point.

From Barron's • Nov. 17, 2025

“We had surveillance operations,” Kinch said, without elaboration.

From Salon • Jan. 7, 2025

The place was put together, given life, sustained into today’s version of its maturity and prepared for further elaboration and changes in its complexity, by what can only be described as a bunch of people.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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