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detailing

noun B2
  1. A thorough description or explanation. (countable, uncountable)
  2. An assignment to someone to undertake a particular task. (countable, uncountable)
  3. An ornamentation or decoration on something that has been constructed. (countable, uncountable) · a dress with elaborate neck detailings
  4. A careful and thorough cleaning and refurbishing of an automobile, aircraft, boat, etc. (countable, uncountable)

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The later diary entries chronicled her rigorous training, detailing the complex mechanics of flight and the exhilarating sensation of altitude.
The Aviator's Diary, p. 1 · C1
Newspapers of the era published scathing editorials detailing the atrocious conditions, while pedestrians traversing the bridges pressed handkerchiefs to their faces.
The Great Stink and the Engineering of a Modern Metropolis, p. 1 · C2

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