explanations

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In a series of social media posts, he demanded explanations from those managing donations and questioned what he described as a lack of clarity over the matter.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

He answered even simple questions with lengthy explanations, speaking in a quick, torrential style and snapping his fingers or pinching the air for emphasis.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026

There is a particular fatigue that comes from watching the same constitutional injury reappear generation after generation under different names and different explanations.

From Slate • Jun. 17, 2026

The study didn’t give explanations for the outliers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Jam knew that her mother would want answers, explanations, things unraveled into a pattern that she could accept as rational.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi