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explanation

[ek-spluh-ney-shuhn] / ˌɛk spləˈneɪ ʃən /


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But that explanation raised more questions than it answered.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

By then, however, stories had surfaced of foreign tourists being detained for weeks, even months, without explanation or apparent cause.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

One leading explanation involves magnetars, which are neutron stars with the strongest magnetic fields known in the universe.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

In their research, Bernstein and co-author Daniel Posthumus offer a different explanation for why consumer sentiment has been less resilient now than in previous inflationary periods.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Ms. Pfister knew this in return, so it was really a system that either worked perfectly or was an explanation of how people could be super dumb, even if they were grown-ups.

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness




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