truth-telling
Example Sentences
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He called for something like a MacArthur Fellowship or an X Prize for academic truth-telling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
And framing himself as a victim who has lost his job, son, and faith due to his convictions reads as much like branding and mythologizing as it does truth-telling.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
It is an act of truth-telling that can be costly, liberating and sacred all at once.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026
The treaty will establish an elected assembly of Indigenous representatives, support a truth-telling process to address past grievances, and form an advisory body focused on erasing health inequalities.
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2025
After a truth-telling lecture tour failed to attract much of an audience, Maggie retracted her confession: “I gave expression to utterances that had no foundation in fact.”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
