explaining

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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

District Judge Colleen McMahon handed down a 143-page opinion explaining exactly how illegal that was.

From Slate • May 14, 2026

Eisman was now explaining why the world was going to blow up, but his partners were only half-listening…because the financial world was blowing up.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis