flatly
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When a reporter asked Mamdani about that this week, he replied flatly, “Jessica Tisch is the police commissioner. I have no plans to change that.”
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
Challenged by Allen that the bond markets had “slapped back”, Bessent flatly contradicted him: “No, it didn’t.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
“That’s flatly wrong. Ford does not propose any framework described in the letter. We are America’s car company.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
When the BBC’s legal team did exactly that, Secret Service counsel Troy Epstein flatly declared the agency was neither authorized to accept service on the family’s behalf nor willing to help facilitate it.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026
After losing one major race on a highly regarded runner, he flatly told the national press, surely to the horror of the owner, that the horse just wasn’t any good.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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