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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 anchor posted an explanatory note to Instagram, which was read by her colleague Savannah Guthrie on the Jan. 15 edition of the morning show.
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Christian Holub, EW.com, 15 Jan. 2025
On the other hand, there’s no opportunity to slip an explanatory warning page into the browser.
—PCMAG, 13 Jan. 2025
But an explanatory note to a draft law about fines for failing to register revealed that 6 million Ukrainian nationals of conscription age still had not updated their military registration data within 60 days of the legislation coming into force.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
In 2020, he was named alongside his colleagues as a Pulitzer Prize finalist in explanatory reporting.
—Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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Christian Holub, EW.com, 15 Jan. 2025
On the other hand, there’s no opportunity to slip an explanatory warning page into the browser.
—PCMAG, 13 Jan. 2025
But an explanatory note to a draft law about fines for failing to register revealed that 6 million Ukrainian nationals of conscription age still had not updated their military registration data within 60 days of the legislation coming into force.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
In 2020, he was named alongside his colleagues as a Pulitzer Prize finalist in explanatory reporting.
—Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Explanatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/explanatory. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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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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