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Negotiators are fleshing out language in a key document called the Global Stocktake.

From Washington Times • Dec. 9, 2023

Bobbitt did not immediately respond to the letter but said recently the parties are close and are fleshing out the terms.

From Washington Post • Mar. 31, 2023

He and other scientists are fleshing out a “first-person science” and a “metascience” along these lines.

From Scientific American • Feb. 16, 2020

White House officials separately have told industry groups they are fleshing out a proposal for how the administration plans to overhaul the companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2018

Although the artist Anish Kapoor is almost always credited single-handedly with its design, in practice he is working hand-in-hand with the engineer Cecil Balmond and the architect Kathryn Findlay, who are fleshing out the practicalities.

From The Guardian • Mar. 4, 2011