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unpack

[uhn-pak] / ʌnˈpæk /


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The question of what’s real and not isn’t only Béatrice’s to unpack — you may wonder yourself whether Auen and Walker have fabricated their esoteric source materials and invented the strange saga of Ernetti.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Nowadays, it’s hard to unpack these narratives, when there are a thousand other issues vying for people’s attention.

From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026

The combination of her elusiveness and philanthropic largess makes “Last Days in Two Nations” a fascinating project to unpack.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

On this week’s Amicus, Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern chat with New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie to unpack how you, an everyday American, can reclaim constitutional power.

From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2026

I had the sense that I should have been able to unpack them, that there was only a thin veneer separating me from their meaning, and yet the veneer was impenetrable.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez

The BBC’s China correspondent Laura Bicker unpacks how the trip panned out for Beijing and Washington.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

The BBC's entertainment correspondent Colin Paterson unpacks how the singer attracted such a range of fans.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

For the Amicus bonus episode, Mark unpacks acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s confirmation hearing for the Justice Department’s top job, joined by Madiba Dennie of Balls and Strikes.

From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2026

In an interview with the Journal’s John Jurgensen, the director unpacks the Trojan Horse scene and how he pulled off his latest cinematic tour de force.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

Downstairs again, Mr. Pomodoro unpacks a few things from one of the many boxes stacked by his desk.

From "The Unfinished Angel" by Sharon Creech

As the drama unfolded on the course, Young unpacked his locker in the Birkdale clubhouse.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

As I unpacked my third suitcase in our new West Hollywood home, a sharp pain shot through my chest.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026

The opinion insists that courts do more than identify a historical cousin to a modern law by examining whether the analogy survives scrutiny once its details are unpacked.

From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2026

Just state a date by which everyone needs to pay them back, preferably before the groceries are unpacked.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026

They leaned their bikes against nearby trees and sat on some flat rocks in the high grass while they unpacked the prepared food.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry

Chain-of-thought logs and reasoning-trace analyses were critical to unpacking how a swarm of OpenAI’s agents hacked Hugging Face.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

In unpacking the new single title, Harper’s Bazaar suggested that maybe modern-day fame is the disease, and Swift the “early guinea pig” who has fought against sexism and re-created her own masters.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

Yet for all the milestones, this debut album presents an artist less concerned with achievement and more focused on unpacking the experiences that shaped him pre-fame and turning them into a body of work.

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026

Laughing at Pratt’s Batman-themed video or Gov. Gavin Newsom’s satirical X posts are more about bonding with the person than unpacking their policies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026

After breakfast, my mom said we needed to start unpacking, but my dad insisted we go out for cat supplies.

From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth




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