no-nonsense
adjective
no-non·sense
ˈnō-ˌnän-ˌsen(t)s 
-ˈnän(t)-sən(t)s
: tolerating no nonsense : serious, businesslike
a no-nonsense manager
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a no-nonsense gymnastics coach
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Trump actually would have had a natural ally in Panama’s President José Raúl Mulino, a conservative, no-nonsense pro-U.S. politician.
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Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2025
On my first evening, Stynes, a petite, no-nonsense blond who excels at both skiing and snowboarding, is in full tactician mode.
—Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2025
But Bates’s no-nonsense approach to crime and dogged determination to hold all lawbreakers accountable created a seismic shift in how crime and punishment would be tackled in Maryland’s largest city.
—Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Feb. 2025
Lori Wilner’s Bev is the no-nonsense force of the play.
—Lisa Kennedy, The Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2025
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Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2025
On my first evening, Stynes, a petite, no-nonsense blond who excels at both skiing and snowboarding, is in full tactician mode.
—Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2025
But Bates’s no-nonsense approach to crime and dogged determination to hold all lawbreakers accountable created a seismic shift in how crime and punishment would be tackled in Maryland’s largest city.
—Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Feb. 2025
Lori Wilner’s Bev is the no-nonsense force of the play.
—Lisa Kennedy, The Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2025
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“No-nonsense.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no-nonsense. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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