explicit
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The product they built — Claude, where values are made explicit, debatable and revisable — is a direct expression of a team that decided honest disagreement was non-negotiable.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
In its lawsuit, Posillico made explicit that it did not contest the use of waivers to expedite construction of the wall.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
But two other books are more explicit in their scrutiny of the dark side of soccer, with neither focused exclusively on the World Cup.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
“TSA exists for security purposes and they’re explicit about that,” said Vincent Joralemon, director of UC Berkeley’s Life Sciences Law and Policy Center.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
The accused has blood on his clothes, but he is a butcher; the testimony is explicit, but the witness is unreliable.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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The SAT: Language of the Test, List 1
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The ACT: The Language of the Test, List 1
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