explicit

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The Fed adopted an explicit inflation target of 2%, as measured by the annual change in the personal consumption expenditures, or PCE, price index, in January 2012 and re-affirmed that target in January 2026.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Kenyan and Ghanaian social media accounts re-uploaded clips, some including explicit captions in local languages in an apparent effort to drive traffic to their profiles.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

“They don’t have to be explicit about where or how they obtained that information,” says Spassova.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Iran’s government is an explicit theocracy with the ayatollah, the supreme leader, maintaining both a religious and political role.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

He doesn’t really appreciate the explicit direction, even from the playwright, but the notation does tell him something.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove