flatly
Example Sentences
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It was flatly refused by the Newsom administration.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
While the Fed’s rules don’t flatly forbid closed-door meetings, they instruct officials to avoid sharing personal policy views with anyone who could profit financially unless those views are already public.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Brian Jabarian, a University of Chicago economist who conducted a rigorous independent evaluation of A.I. detectors, told me flatly, “This narrative that we shouldn’t use A.I. detection doesn’t seem to hold anymore.”
From Slate ● Apr. 17, 2026
But when our philosophy and approach aren’t understood or are flatly rejected, we feel compelled to go public with our activism.
From Barron's ● Apr. 16, 2026
Outwardly, it seemed like a perfect existence for an intellectual, civic-minded guy in his thirties who’d flatly turned down any number of more lucrative and prestigious options in favor of his principles.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
