detailing
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of detailing
First recorded in 1970–75; detail ( def. 13 ) + -ing 1
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Many of the materials detailing and documenting the incident haven’t been released publicly by the Sheriff’s Department.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
The message from 1809 -- detailing French and allied troops' positions in two dozen lines of symbols, numbers and letters -- had lain ignored in an online academic archive.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
We found evidence that 28 cases were closed based on statements detailing the findings or indicating that no further steps would be taken.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
ProPublica and the Tribune sent Paxton a spreadsheet detailing travel for which there was no record that he was on state business and asked him to provide additional information if the trips were not personal.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
Gold detailing covers the walls, showing tigers and warriors doing battle.
From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle
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