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How to use the word clarify in a Sentence?

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Our converted planes can also carry a nuclear warhead. You heard from the president of Russia about joint plans to create the appropriate infrastructure on the territory of Belarus. I just want to clarify: The entire infrastructure has been created and is ready.

Alexander Lukashenko

Found on CNN
1 year ago

What I said was ill-thought-out, and I make no defence for it, but I will clarify that the term used is one that has widely and historically been used colloquially in Brazilian Portuguese as a synonym for ‘guy’ or ‘person’ and was never intended to offend.

Nelson Piquet

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I would never use the word I have been accused of in some translations, i strongly condemn any suggestion that the word was used by me with the aim of belittling a driver because of his skin color […] Discrimination has no place in F1 or society and I am happy to clarify my thoughts in that respect.

Nelson Piquet

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I thought it was important for me to clarify the unfortunate remarks I made earlier, in no way did I intend to downplay the seriousness of this situation or the tragedy of that night.

Nate Oats

Found on CNN
1 year ago

> CompaniesGlencore PLCFollowHSBC Holdings PLCFollowMELBOURNE, Jan 5( Reuters) - International investors with $ 2.2 trillion in assets will ask commodity giant Glencore Plc( GLEN.L) to show how its development of thermal coal mines meets the goals of the Paris climate accord to keep global warming to 1.5 degrees.Glencore is one of the worlds largest producers and traders of the fossil fuel used in power generation and record prices of the commodity helped add some $ 10 billion to its earnings in the six months to June. read more Major institutional investors including Europes Legal and General Investment Management( LGIM) said in a joint statement they have cofiled a shareholder resolution that asks Glencore to reveal how its production and capital expenditure plans align with the Paris goals and the International Energy Agency Net Zero Emissions pathway.Having both invested in and engaged with Glencore over many years, a higher degree of transparency is necessary in order to clarify how the company’s exposure to thermal coal is aligned with the 1.5 C pathway and corresponds to its net zero commitment.

Dror Elkayam

Found on Reuters
1 year ago

No, I know, i just like to clarify.

Kevin Stitt

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

I present President Castillo to justice in order to clarify the charges that are attributed to me, with respect to the due process and not to media justice.

President Castillo

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Turning Point USA security tried to remove the neo-Nazis from the area but could not because they were on public property. Also, Turning Point USA wanted us to clarify that The View was a Turning Point USA Summit and not a Republican Party event.

Sara Haines

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We need to clarify that under Michigan law, access to abortion is not only legal, but constitutionally protected, if the 1931 law goes into effect, it will punish women and strip away their right to make decisions about their own bodies.

Gretchen Whitmer

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

Things unfolded in a way we could not have anticipated, while we would like to clarify that Mr. Smith was asked to leave the ceremony and refused, we also recognize we could have handled the situation differently.

The Academy

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I work with all people and I have worked with all people including those who identify as LGBT, i’m unable to promote all messages. And to take it a step further and to clarify, Colorado and the Tenth Circuit Court say they agree that I work with all people. So that’s certainly something that’s been clarified and agreed to.

Jennifer Pizer

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The president has been very clear and we as the United States are very clear, if Putin takes aggressive action, we are prepared to levy serious costs, period. And I will tell you that part of the posture that we have taken is grounded in the respect and the value we place in – i'm sorry to interrupt … I ’m sorry to interrupt. But it is less than clear. Thirty minutes after the news conference, the White House press secretary had to actually clarify the president’s remarks –.

Charlamagne Tha God A Harris

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Just to start and clarify all of our plans for the Super Bowl and Super Bowl week remain fully in place for a month from today. We’re working along with everyone here on stage with the local LA County health department to make sure all of our events are executed safely and within all of the guidelines that have been established.

Katie Keenan

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The secretary heard from personnel across the force about the need to update and clarify this policy during the standdowns that he directed earlier this year, that was one of the common bits of feedback that we got, was that they wanted more clarity. And so we tried to do that with this new instruction.

John Kirby

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I think that one of the things Beijing is doing with its aggression with Taiwan is trying to test the United States on where its red lines are and what would Beijing have to do to trigger a U.S. military response, so in some ways what the U.S. is trying to do is clarify its position toward Taiwan and there's a lot of strategic ambiguity built into these policies but Beijing wants to know how much they can do without the U.S. responding so that when they feel confident to mount an actual attack, they are much more in place than they would be otherwise.

Heino Klinck

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The PRA considers this lack of capabilities to be a market failure, posing risks to the PRA’s safety and soundness objective, and has therefore decided to clarify its expectations in this area, for the largest firms, the destruction of trading book asset value in a disorderly wind-down risks impacting UK financial stability, due to the scale and interconnectivity of their trading activities.

The BoE

Found on Reuters
2 years ago

There's a lot of stuff out there that we didn't do that's been assigned to what we did, and I want to clarify, we were never on the ground. We never parachuted in or helicoptered in or any of that.

Scott Mann

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I do want to clarify that schools do not have a right to ban students from wearing anything as long as it is not lewd, vulgar etc.. And the theme of red, white and blue definitely would not fit into that category.

Chris Bede

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

To clarify, I was enjoying a Miller 'Latte' [slang for Miller Lite], and Hayden was not drinking, we went to a new restaurant that is Texas-based, and being a Southern guy, I'm a big fan of country music. So yes, there was some line dancing involved. Hayden and I are not back together but are working on a friendship.

Brian Hickerson

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We issued a proposed rule to clarify that pistols equipped with certain stabilizing braces are subject to the same statutory restrictions as easily concealable, short-barreled rifles.

Merrick Garland

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I want to very much clarify that a single dead specimen does not indicate a population, and for that reason, we will be taking some extra precautions and getting traps up in the area, but at this time, there is not enough evidence to support that a population exists in Snohomish County.

Sven Spichiger

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Sudan is now leading a diplomatic and political campaign to clarify its position and reach a legal and binding solution, we are optimistic that if there is political will, a mutually agreed solution can be reached.

Yasser Abbas

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

This has led to controversial proposals for health policies to [prioritize] physical activity and fitness above weight loss, our study sought to clarify the links between activity, body weight, and heart health.

Alejandro Lucia

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

He said 'This is Joe Biden,' and then, as if he had to clarify, said 'this is former Vice President Joe Biden,' and I said, 'Wow, I was not expecting that, sir.'.

Samuel Roccaforte

Found on CNN
3 years ago

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