explicitly
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The electrification target unveiled by Turkey did not explicitly state how that extra power should be produced.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
California’s secretary of state explicitly warned voters that counting would continue after Election Day, and election experts have spent years explaining why results often take days or even weeks to become final.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
The charges didn’t explicitly allege that Left made overt false statements, only that his tweeting and trading revealed an intent to manipulate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
The order stops short of mandating participation and explicitly bars the creation of any new licensing or permitting for AI models.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
Barred by law from invoking race explicitly, those committed to racial hierarchy were forced to search for new means of achieving their goals according to the new rules of American democracy.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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