blunt
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Arnold laid out a blunt reality: Projects and workers were coming either way.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
In the exchanges, McFadden also describes conversations he had with other Labour politicians about the welfare system and public spending in a pretty blunt way.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
“Let’s be blunt about it: Athleta doesn’t really have a brand that people would want to dupe,” he said.
From MarketWatch • May 31, 2026
Perhaps this rather blunt picture might become more nuanced too, as we learn more fine-grained details of what happened from archaeology and ancient DNA.
From Science Daily • May 30, 2026
“That’s all to the good. It’ll blunt their claws and I should think they’ll be tired out before they’ve done. What do you make of it, Blackberry?”
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
Vocabulary lists containing blunt
The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 1
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 8
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