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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
re-explain .
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Examples
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I think your first entry got me thinking about Apatow a lot though, cause I kept recalling the classically strange and awkward dates from the great series Freaks and Geeks, and of course that breakfast date in Knocked Up where Katherine Heigl re-explains what she does for a living and Seth Rogen desperately asks for her number, especially that grimaced line, “we had fun … right?”
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David Friedman re-explains Hotelling's analysis of natural resources, then argues that - due to insecure property rights - Hotelling's rule underestimates how fast prices will rise:
Friedman Extends Hotelling, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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I don't enjoy explaining rules by demonstrating, then finding out that only half the people were paying attention, and when the ignorant people query what has just 10 seconds ago been explained - everyone who was paying attention re-explains.
July 17th, 2009 curufea 2009
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David Friedman re-explains Hotelling's analysis of natural resources, then argues that - due to insecure property rights - Hotelling's rule underestimates how fast prices will rise: Suppose I own underground oil, but I believe there is a substantial chance, say...
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He says tuition fees are a "fair deal," and slowly re-explains the policy.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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Perfect for standing in line at the DMV, sitting in the waiting room at the dentist's office, killing time while your professor re-explains the concept for the legacy kids, or biding your time while the server is down.
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Perfect for standing in line at the DMV, sitting in the waiting room at the dentist's office, killing time while your professor re-explains the concept for the legacy kids, or biding your time while the server is down.
Coolest Gadgets 2009
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Perfect for standing in line at the DMV, sitting in the waiting room at the dentist's office, killing time while your professor re-explains the concept for the legacy kids, or biding your time while the server is down.
British Blogs 2009
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Perfect for standing in line at the DMV, sitting in the waiting room at the dentist's office, killing time while your professor re-explains the concept for the legacy kids, or biding your time while the server is down.
British Blogs 2009
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Jez re-explains, "you'll be walking along and you'll see someone you know.
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