candor
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But the closer Fielder and Oppenheim got to the couple, the harder it became to distinguish candor from calculated performance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
I don’t really remember that, in all candor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Yet the future secretary of state — and architect of the Marshall Plan — was most concerned with competence and candor leading to military effectiveness.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
The judge sent the jury back to deliberate several times and the idea behind juror deliberations is you’re supposed to discuss the evidence with one another with candor, to openly listen.
From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026
We have to meet as equals, with some mutual understanding and candor, before my mission can even begin.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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