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bluntly

[bluhnt-lee] / ˈblʌnt li /


ADVERB
obtrusively
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At a recruiting event last year in London, one of Reflection’s executives put it more bluntly when speaking to a potential hire: “When you are talking to us, you are talking to Nvidia.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Bursting into Kenna’s quarters seemingly at will, she raids her near-empty fridge while bluntly shouldering much of the exposition.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

Wells Fargo’s Mike Mayo, bluntly asked whether the bank was an AI winner or loser.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

Katie Miller and her guests avoid talking too bluntly about how disciplining children is achieved.

From Salon • Feb. 16, 2026

He asked bluntly: “Is Brangwain Spurge a spy?”

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin