explaining

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Their work introduces a major new dataset that astronomers around the world will be able to use, along with a new model explaining how the Milky Way's magnetic field may have changed over time.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

Quiroz, on the advice of a therapist, cried with him, explaining that she, too, ached with pain.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

In the two weeks since the summit, news outlets have been dutifully publishing articles that draw on facts and medical expertise, explaining that Kennedy is wrong to compare people who use SSRIs to heroin addicts.

From Salon • May 18, 2026

“I’m doing it for myself,” she assured me, explaining that she wanted to like what she saw in the mirror.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

“It’s not a black hole,” another kid was explaining, sounding perfectly rational.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix