explainer

Example Sentences

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For more details on the impact of the industrial action on your commute, click on the explainer below.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

You can review this earlier WSJ explainer that gives a bit more context about what a fume event is and how it can happen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

Treasuries—see Barron’s explainer of the yen carry trade, which has funded U.S. government debt purchases for years.

From Barron's • Dec. 4, 2025

Some social media posts have amplified inaccurate information about the changes — leading the Education Department to issue a “Myth vs. Fact” explainer on the proposed modifications.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2025

Science is the great explainer, but she explains relations and not the absolute foundations of phenomena.

From Joseph Smith as Scientist A Contribution to Mormon Philosophy by Widtsoe, John Andreas