explanatory

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Shaffer succeeds in this regard, but the wordy play grows cumbersome in its final explanatory stages.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

In 2016, he was part of a Journal team that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in explanatory reporting for a series of articles about rising prescription drug prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

In fact, changes in expected inflation — either at the 12-month or 10-year horizons—have had even less explanatory power than changes in the CPI’s annual rate.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 12, 2026

"We propose three explanatory hypotheses for discussion," says Güllich.

From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2025

He could only guess what it might fully mean, even with the explanatory footnote.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson