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shows a clear-eyed understanding of what it takes to be successful in business
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But an email to staff on Friday offered a clear-eyed view of what could happen in this coin-flip election.
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Sophia Cai, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
This is the kind of honest, human moment that the average political documentary might resist, for fear of muddying an otherwise clear-eyed perspective, or even showing the filmmakers themselves having conflicted feelings, especially towards each other.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
A bit of clear-eyed reality, though, has to be surfaced.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
But both games have turned on fine margins – one extraordinary hit from Freeman powered the Dodgers to a Game 1 win and the Yankees stranded the bases loaded in Game 2 – so New York are remaining upbeat, though clear-eyed, about their chances of snatching this series.
—Issy Ronald, CNN, 27 Oct. 2024
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Sophia Cai, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
This is the kind of honest, human moment that the average political documentary might resist, for fear of muddying an otherwise clear-eyed perspective, or even showing the filmmakers themselves having conflicted feelings, especially towards each other.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
A bit of clear-eyed reality, though, has to be surfaced.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
But both games have turned on fine margins – one extraordinary hit from Freeman powered the Dodgers to a Game 1 win and the Yankees stranded the bases loaded in Game 2 – so New York are remaining upbeat, though clear-eyed, about their chances of snatching this series.
—Issy Ronald, CNN, 27 Oct. 2024
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“Clear-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clear-eyed. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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