as in outspoken
free in expressing one's true feelings and opinions
some hurt feelings could have been spared if he'd been more up-front about whom he was inviting to the party
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Recent Examples of up-front
Movies which cost less than $40 million to make, are fully funded up-front, get global exposure and win Oscars sound like the stuff of fantasy.
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Caroline Reid, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
The program can help lessen the up-front cost of going electric.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 3 Jan. 2025
That means that to profit and not cannibalize console and PC sales, publishers need to sell games for much higher up-front costs than mobile players are accustomed to.
—Ars Technica, 18 Dec. 2024
With the final rule’s approval, the FTC will have the power to impose financial penalties on short-term rental and live-event ticketing companies that don’t disclose their full price to consumers up-front.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
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Caroline Reid, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
The program can help lessen the up-front cost of going electric.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 3 Jan. 2025
That means that to profit and not cannibalize console and PC sales, publishers need to sell games for much higher up-front costs than mobile players are accustomed to.
—Ars Technica, 18 Dec. 2024
With the final rule’s approval, the FTC will have the power to impose financial penalties on short-term rental and live-event ticketing companies that don’t disclose their full price to consumers up-front.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
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The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) voluntarily reversed the rule following a lawsuit by Austin, Texas, gun store owner Michael Cargill, an outspoken proponent of gun rights who argued the policy impeded access to firearms and was a barrier to the right to own firearms.—
Louis Casiano,
Fox News,
18 Jan. 2025
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Also, last month, Biden commuted the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row, converting their punishments to life imprisonment just weeks before Trump, an outspoken proponent of expanding capital punishment, takes office.—
WILL WEISSERT THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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Punching probably is a bit overrated, to be honest.—
Michael Cox,
The Athletic,
18 Jan. 2025
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This moment requires honest, courageous leaders determined to make NYC a bulwark against Donald Trump’s aggressions and committed to using their power to make the lives of working families easier and better.—
Jasmine Gripper,
New York Daily News,
17 Jan. 2025
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Richard Gere is getting candid about his life in Spain with wife Alejandra Silva.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
21 Jan. 2025
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Integrity Whereas humans struggle with candor, transparency, and consistency, AI could be characterized as inherently candid, transparent, and consistent.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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Finally, when the military is politicized, officers have strong incentives not to provide civilians with frank advice, and the public debate on military affairs becomes impoverished.—
Ronald R. Krebs,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Jan. 2025
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But according to Banham, the style is less about a brutal design expression and more about stripping down architecture to its most frank expression.—
Lauren Gallow,
Architectural Digest,
10 Jan. 2025
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That’s where this straightforward supplement from Now Foods comes in, with nothing but 10,000 mcg of biotin.—
Kristine Thomason,
Vogue,
26 Jan. 2025
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How did the character of Joel—who is not a straightforward psychopath, if there is such a thing—come to you?—
Deborah Treisman,
The New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2025
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The American Civil Liberties Union vowed to target Trump and his forthcoming policies, having sued numerous times in his first term.—
Anna Giaritelli,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
18 Jan. 2025
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Cutting-Edge Technology Another highlight of Dude Perfect’s forthcoming expansion is Samsung’s Virtual Production Studio, a massive wrap-around screen set to be installed in their adjacent warehouse.—
Jon Youshaei,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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The debate was widely regarded as disastrous, with Democratic figures calling for Biden to withdraw from the race and suggestions the president's team failed to be forthright to voters about his health.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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Fresh from three goals that reflected badly on the No 1, the manager could not have been more forthright.—
Beren Cross,
The Athletic,
14 Jan. 2025
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“Up-front.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/up-front. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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