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as in to filter
to remove usually visible impurities from
clarify the melted butter by skimming off the milky bits
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as in to explain
to make plain or understandable
it would help if you could clarify your position for us
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In the wake of the decision, the Illinois legislature in May amended the law to clarify that domestic violence survivors who plead guilty can seek resentencing.
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Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
There are also dozens of live audio chatrooms on the platform where American and Chinese users explained to each other, probably for the first time in many cases, how their respective societies work and clarified common misunderstandings.
—Zeyi Yang, WIRED, 13 Jan. 2025
What still isn’t known Our research does not clarify whether the changes in dispensing patterns led to measurable changes in patient outcomes.
—Ashley Bradford, The Conversation, 10 Jan. 2025
And to clarify, internet games are online platforms or apps that allow people to wager money.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
There are also dozens of live audio chatrooms on the platform where American and Chinese users explained to each other, probably for the first time in many cases, how their respective societies work and clarified common misunderstandings.
—Zeyi Yang, WIRED, 13 Jan. 2025
What still isn’t known Our research does not clarify whether the changes in dispensing patterns led to measurable changes in patient outcomes.
—Ashley Bradford, The Conversation, 10 Jan. 2025
And to clarify, internet games are online platforms or apps that allow people to wager money.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Here's how to blend AI insights with your human touch: • Intuition Integration: Use AI insights as a starting point, but always filter them through your intuition and experience.Aleesha Webb, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Those earlier rulings found that the age verification systems of the 1990s and 2000s unduly burdened people’s speech and that filtering software could serve the same purpose, but the court also said that if the internet changed at some point in the future, that analysis could change too.Adi Robertson, The Verge, 15 Jan. 2025
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Honoring your own culture An effective way to navigate these conversations is by explaining to your child that their friend's hairstyle is a way of honoring their culture—and that your child can celebrate their own culture, too.Leslie D. Rose, Parents, 14 Jan. 2025
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Giving them a break while cutting benefits to lower-income Americans, also under discussion, could be politically difficult to explain.Kate Murphy, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
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This year, Chanel will be investing in data collection and processes to identify evolving hotspots and drivers of carbon emissions to sharpen and refine its transition plan.Olivia Pinnock, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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Chief Strategy Officer Suzi Watford, a former SiriusXM executive who also previously worked for Lewis at the Journal, has been collaborating with senior leaders for months to refine the Post's mission for the current age.David Folkenflik, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
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The long history of the Fighting Irish illustrates the way faith and football can aid assimilation, strengthen community, and evangelize non-believers.Hunter M. Hampton / Made by History, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
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Approaches like the Future Supplier Initiative, which collaborates with brands to reduce the cost of capital for loans that can accelerate decarbonization, or H&M Group’s Green Fashion Initiative (GFI) illustrate how joint responsibility can drive meaningful change.Lewis Perkins, Sourcing Journal, 8 Jan. 2025
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This suggests that the Galaxy S25 series will use Gemini to extract information from YouTube videos and create new notes in the Samsung Notes app.Paul Monckton, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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The deciding factor was forced errors, with Siegemund stretching Zheng often enough to extract 31 errors from her opponent while conceding just 13.Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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Additionally, the company’s founders, Job Lam and Lawrence Cheng, generously matched Bentley’s campaign proceeds, while colleagues and their families came together to demonstrate an extraordinary level of support that fueled his record-breaking success.Forbes, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Patients treated with decisions guided by the platform demonstrated an 83% greater benefit than those treated with the standard of care of a doctor's choice.Aaron Weitzman, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
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He was convicted and fined several times for contesting crimes against humanity including, in 2014, for suggesting the Ebola virus could be a solution to the global over-population.Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Jan. 2025
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Any violation of these rules can result in the club fining the player $250, with the money held toward use at a team function for players or donated to a charity of the player’s choice.Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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An alum of the 2014 Forbes 30 Under 30 list, Sarna succeeded in developing the first and only device cleared by the FDA to collect cells from fallopian tubes, offering a potential early diagnosis for ovarian cancer, the fifth-leading cause of cancer deaths among women.Alex Konrad, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Fetterman is a co-sponsor of the Laken Riley Act — an immigration bill aimed at curbing crime by migrants — which cleared its first hurdle toward passage in the Senate last week, when 33 Senate Democrats voted with Republicans in the 84-9 vote Thursday.Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Clarify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clarify. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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