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interpretive

[in-tur-pri-tiv] / ɪnˈtɜr prɪ tɪv /


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The adaptation delves more into their marital melancholy, but I felt I understood them better in Shakespeare’s original, which recognizes the power of suggestion and interpretive restraint.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

“I would describe him as an interpretive opportunist,” said Phil Brest, the president of the left-leaning American Constitution Society.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

The data turns Shin’s hawkishness from an interpretive risk into a policy path.

From MarketWatch Jun. 4, 2026

The broad audience reach and the nightly airing of these shows have ensured that the jokes create a broad interpretive community that translates comedic barbs into collective consciousness.

From Salon May 19, 2026

I said coldly, in German, “What possible reason could I have to pretend to be Berlin’s interpretive liaison with London?”

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein




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