forthrightness

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Noun
  • But honesty doesn’t mean saying every thought that pops into your head.
    Krystyna Larrave, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • With great honesty and in gripping detail, Rushdie recounts that terrifying day and his journey to recovery.
    Annabel Gutterman, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • However, the New York Times report does not state the degree of sincerity or effort with which the Biden administration or other U.S. officials have treated these discussions, and the sources of the claim remain unnamed.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Some of it was poking fun at the deep sincerity of the exchange, which contained little information but somehow widely resonated with the stars.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 26 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • In capturing that directness, Oppenheimer often shot in long takes, forgoing the fantasy sequences and montages that many have come to associate with musicals for an approach that better accessed his skills as a documentarian.
    Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
  • How has this newfound directness and maturity affected the visual style of Big Ideas?
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 15 July 2024
Noun
  • Her best roles tend to flit between genres, finding candor and nuance in the grayest areas. 34.
    Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Once celebrated for her bold candor as a female host and her career of radio shock, Williams now faces a heartbreaking reality shaped by frontotemporal dementia and progressive aphasia.
    Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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