as in explains
to make plain or understandable
the role of the justices of the Supreme Court in construing the constitution
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From there, the snowball of negative plays picked up steam, which explains why the Dolphins finished the game with 211 yards.—
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At each camp, the team leaves behind a small but powerful item, a red card that explains what to do during encounters with immigration officials.—
David Rodriguez Muñoz,
Freep.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Dialogue mode clarifies voices and pronunciation, keeping conversations crisp even in action-heavy scenes.—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
3 Sep. 2025
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The cascade also clarifies why culture change is so difficult if attempted from the top down.—
Scott Hutcheson,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Wika's engagement illustrates how technology can evolve from being a casual tool to something deeply personal.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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While the problems plaguing humanity — from political strife to poverty to natural disasters — might seem overwhelming, Dorantes said the property’s history illustrates how much the world can actually change.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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The technical implementation demonstrates how PostgreSQL’s extensibility addresses enterprise requirements for both document flexibility and relational consistency.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Focus on scientific breakthroughs While K2 Think demonstrates performance on par with OpenAI, the system's developers say the aim is not to build a chatbot like ChatGPT.—
Ryan Browne,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
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Their body clearly interprets your presence as an unmistakable signal of safety and security.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Each smartlet interprets signals with logic programmed on its microchip.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Construes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/construes. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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