expound
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A man who was, until the early hours of Friday, a mayor hasn't had much reason to expound in public on foreign affairs, for example.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
Rock also got to expound on the classic period where he released some of the best comedy specials ever made.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
It is common for justices to spar in their written opinions, and they sometimes expound on their legal disagreements in speeches or interviews.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
The company is set to expound on the results at Qubits 2026, a two-day conference at the end of January.
From Barron's ● Jan. 6, 2026
Jus decides to take a page from Docs book: “Care to expound a bit?”
From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone
Each of Ms. Pearsall’s chapters expounds on a word from the Declaration of Independence—such as “liberty,” “honor” and “happiness”—as a value that “prompted behavior among all kinds of people.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
"The Civil War was about how Ireland should conduct itself in relation to the rest of the world and in relation to the British," he expounds.
From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2026
Epictetus, another influential Stoic philosopher, expounds on the idea of authenticity and resistance to conformity in his "Discourses."
From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2024
She picks up a yam, also a staple in Black American kitchens, and expounds on its use in African cooking.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2023
He never expounds on education theory or education reform.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
In those meetings, he expounded on his pyramid of success, from team-building lessons to attention to detail.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
"I'm extremely tired and I am irate that this word 'deliberate' keeps being expounded in this courtroom," she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2025
The question of whether Native Americans were subject to United States governance was further expounded upon in 1886, with the Supreme Court ruling in United States v.
From Salon ● Jan. 25, 2025
He further expounded on his views in a book, “The Activist Director: Lessons From the Boardroom and the Future of the Corporation,” published in 2016.
From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2024
He expounded his ideas about medicine, human nature, politics, and business.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
Since then, I’ve spent more than 40 years researching and expounding the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2025
But when topics turn elsewhere — their biggest Hollywood regrets, for example, or expounding on who should join them on the Mt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2025
Tanton kindles a small fire of twigs inside a metal pitcher, while expounding for the camera about ecology and overpopulation.
From Salon ● Nov. 14, 2024
“No,” Servais said, trying to be stubborn before laughing and expounding.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 6, 2024
The allegation, which was untrue, irritated the detectives into expounding very convincing denials.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
Vocabulary lists containing expound
To Kill a Mockingbird
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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