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The phrase "explicit or implicit" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to two opposing ideas, with explicit meaning stated clearly and implicitly meaning something implied but not directly stated. For example, you can say "We understand the company's position on the matter to be explicit or implicit."
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"The concept of death is explicit or implicit in my photographs," Mr. Alvarez Bravo said.
There was no message filtering down from above, explicit or implicit.
It is crucial, therefore, to avoid explicit or implicit assertions of superiority.
The proposal "does not include an explicit or implicit government guarantee," he said.
Such explicit or implicit subsidies would prevent a public plan from providing honest competition for private suppliers of health insurance.
Later Continental philosophers attacked the entire philosophical tradition from Descartes to the 20th century for its explicit or implicit dualisms.
"Those who refuse to meet this list of expectations will face the threat of deselection with the explicit or implicit backing of the leadership".
So, to ensure his privacy and "conceal his gay lifestyle, Leyendecker meticulously cleansed his files and records of anything homosexually explicit or implicit".
Politeness may be a virtue, but there's a big difference between bad manners and calls, explicit or implicit, for violence; insults aren't the same as incitement.
"There appears to be a worryingly high level of tolerance — whether explicit or implicit — for such despicable acts of violence," The Jerusalem Post editorialized on Monday.
At the same time, lots of political deals, both within and across borders, have been secured through explicit or implicit dividing of the anticipated spoils of rapid growth.
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