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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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Remember, the term ORC is descriptive, not explanatory.
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 17 Apr. 2025
Then on Monday, Musk shared an explanatory video that promoted free trade.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
Then on Monday, Musk shared an explanatory video that promoted free trade.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
The possible explanatory layers overwhelm, and so there’s an honesty to how the series opts to focus on the devastation instead, fading out on the image of the Miller family torn apart and Eddie breaking down on Jamie’s bed.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 17 Apr. 2025
Then on Monday, Musk shared an explanatory video that promoted free trade.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
Then on Monday, Musk shared an explanatory video that promoted free trade.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
The possible explanatory layers overwhelm, and so there’s an honesty to how the series opts to focus on the devastation instead, fading out on the image of the Miller family torn apart and Eddie breaking down on Jamie’s bed.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Explanatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/explanatory. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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explanatory
adjective
ex·plan·a·to·ry
ik-ˈsplan-ə-ˌtōr-ē 
-ˌtȯr-
: serving to explain
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