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explainer

[ik-splay-ner] / ɪkˈspleɪ nər /


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Co-directed with Nick Gibbons, the 2018 short takes the structure of a video-game explainer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

And here is a visual explainer of the plan to save the drought-stricken Colorado River.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

This will keep 400,000 affordable homes intact for families, according to a bill explainer from the Senate Finance Committee.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026

Barker wisely fashioned “Obsession” as a contemporary movie, taking inspiration from a “Simpsons” rerun and revamping it into something the socially conscious, explainer video-addicted YouTube audience might enjoy.

From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2026

What he forgot, and had mentioned in former narrations, the landlord supplemented; and when "Sol" became technical and obscure the other performed the part of chorus or explainer.

From Bred in the Bone by James Payn


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