explicit

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He has appeared as a featured speaker at multiple ReAwaken stops, often sounding very much like an NAR preacher, although his connection to the movement is not explicit.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

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

To avoid security and privacy risks, no code runs on your device and data access is limited to explicit uploads.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

“I’d rather meet them where they are and fold it into an explicit risk budget than pretend it doesn’t exist,” said Patrick Huey, a certified financial planner in Naples, Fla.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

Good writers may have no explicit awareness of how these constructions and verb types work, and they certainly don’t know their names.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker