self-explanatory
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European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen insisted it was "self-explanatory that Europe is included in the peace talks to safeguard our interests, but also to support Ukraine".
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026
That includes equal-weight S&P 500 funds, whose name is self-explanatory; midcap and small-cap funds; and international funds.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026
In a 2021 interview with the Guardian, Bancroft was asked if the bowlers knew and replied: "It's pretty probably self-explanatory."
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
The phrase is self-explanatory, but Ms. Farr is insistent, so in her reading the woman polishes silver “until it gleamed.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
Most old text adventure games were pretty self-explanatory, so I’d never actually bothered to read the Zork instruction manual.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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