fleshing out
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Helen Miller, director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, noted the government still has "many difficult decisions" to take after not fleshing out several big issues, including disability benefits and support for young people.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
The luxurious hotel complex was proposed by Washington and Tehran, and their Pakistani and Qatari mediators, for the negotiations aimed at fleshing out their preliminary agreement on ending nearly four months of war.
From Barron's ● Jun. 21, 2026
We’re all for peace-making, but this idea could use some fleshing out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026
If Hancock spent more time fleshing out his characters, perhaps the rapidly paced events of the movie’s first act wouldn’t cause such whiplash.
From Salon ● Jan. 31, 2025
Anyone who tries to occupy this ‘best of both worlds’ position needs to face up to a further challenge, that of fleshing out the notion that nature pushes back.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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