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There are explanatory notes at the front of the book.
the explanatory section has as its heading “What the New Tax Changes Mean”
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The movie, without devoting one explanatory line of dialogue to it, treats Avery’s career as an existential relationship ender.
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
The body language of Alexander-Arnold was such that Slot appeared briefly at his side to offer a few explanatory words.
—Daniel Taylor, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024
Having lost his memory and, with it, some of this explanatory mediation, Craint shares something with a child negotiating the world for the first time.
—Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
That’s monitored via a mobile app and a live camera feed, while passers-by are mollified by the cabin temperature shown on the car’s main display screen alongside an explanatory graphic.
—Jason Barlow, WIRED, 2 Nov. 2024
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
The body language of Alexander-Arnold was such that Slot appeared briefly at his side to offer a few explanatory words.
—Daniel Taylor, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024
Having lost his memory and, with it, some of this explanatory mediation, Craint shares something with a child negotiating the world for the first time.
—Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
That’s monitored via a mobile app and a live camera feed, while passers-by are mollified by the cabin temperature shown on the car’s main display screen alongside an explanatory graphic.
—Jason Barlow, WIRED, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Explanatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/explanatory. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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explanatory
adjective
ex·plan·a·to·ry
ik-ˈsplan-ə-ˌtōr-ē 
-ˌtȯr-
: serving to explain
explanatory notes
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