candid
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Operations leaders surveyed by PwC were just as candid, with only 27% saying they had fully embedded an AI strategy across business units.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
He argues that the UK, in common with many European nations, has very low levels of psychological preparedness, and that authorities are not being candid about the looming threats.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
“Being candid, I don’t think that he’s valued it as much as he will,” Roberts said earlier this week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
I love the game too much and, if I am being candid, my team has usually been better than the one everyone around me worshiped, which does wonders for a boy’s sense of belonging.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
The song was obviously of his own devising, a rather candid revelation about the personal habits of a local nobleman.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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