forthright
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“I’ve been very forthright with the prime minister because he can read the polls just as well as I can,” Smith said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Others in Merz's party have been forthright in their condemnation, calling on Spahn to resign as head of the CDU's parliamentary group.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
Ms. O’Malley’s initially forthright Orla has come across as a career-driven professional whom Nell suspected of pushing Robin in directions he might not have wanted to go.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
In 1968, Roy Jenkins and Tony Crosland urged Wilson to promote him, and he became an under-secretary of state at the Ministry of Labour, under the forthright Barbara Castle.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
“I know that’s a little forthright, but seriously, how do you know you’re gay?”
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
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