explication

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Mr. Richardson’s explication of these sui generis novels is astute and highly welcome.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Estados Unidos Mexicanos thwart case-by-case determination of PLCAA’s applicability, a process that promotes careful explication of the law.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2025

But you can just as easily read it as a lucid explication of Rousseau’s ideas about human nature, or as a slippery narrative told by a not-quite-reliable narrator who’s trying to get away with murder.

From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2024

More extensive explication is available via the reliable "Star Wars" online encyclopedia of your choice.

From Salon • Aug. 23, 2023

There Oppenheimer delivered an impressively detailed explication of atomic bomb physics, along with his own rough estimate that 100 kilograms of U-235—that is, 220 pounds—would be enough for a practical device.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik