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candor

[kan-der] / ˈkæn dər /


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This effort succeeded, Glass said, despite the exhibit’s candor about the darker elements of the nation’s military history.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026

Political Gabfest host Emily Bazelon praised the essay’s unflinching candor in exploring her relationship, noting that “it’s the honesty that makes me cry.”

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

“Being an actor is hard,” Eleazar said in an interview at The Times’ photo and video studio in Toronto on Sunday with a sense of well-earned candor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

“It’s amazing to see how willing students are to talk in his classrooms, how little afraid they feel of being mocked or put down—he gets complete candor out of them.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

The town, instead of doubting her innocence, pitied her candor.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




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