explaining

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Cadwalladr read part of a letter from Wynn-Williams' lawyer, explaining their understanding of her legal predicament.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

When I was explaining that to my daughter, she said: 'What do you mean?

From BBC • May 30, 2026

“She stopped eating at school,” 18-year-old Patel says, explaining that his friend didn’t want to talk about it but gave him permission to.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

“They both adhered to their own meteorological vision,” Haig says, explaining the differences in prediction models from continent to continent.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

To assist Duane in explaining, he brought over the two books belonging to C.C. and turned to the pages that showed the illustrations and descriptions of both the great black-backed gull and the musk ox.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el