explicitly
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The US Constitution explicitly bars the establishment of any official religion, but the expression of any is also explicitly protected.
From Barron's • May 17, 2026
Also, I did not talk explicitly about the inequality gap in America.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
What she was looking for, without explicitly saying so, was a kind of permission I’m in no position to offer, nor would I want to be.
From Salon • May 14, 2026
The opinion explicitly stops short of ordering the government to pay out the canceled funds or resolving any individual grantee’s contractual claims.
From Slate • May 14, 2026
“Unless he explicitly asks me. If he does, you need to know I will have no choice but to answer truthfully.”
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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