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frankness

[frangk-nis] / ˈfræŋk nɪs /


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Army, the world of avant-garde film, the gay-liberation movement, the popular-music industry—and speaks of them with bemused frankness.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

In Marlaine Delargy’s translation from the Swedish, “Mount Verity” confronts these anguished contradictions with disarming frankness and calm.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 17, 2026

“With his unconventional frankness and tenderness, he drew out people’s hidden qualities.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2025

It was that honesty and frankness, combined with his biting touch, that made Stephen Colbert such a TV icon.

From Slate Jul. 18, 2025

The men appeared anxious; Sip was not wholly pleased with my frankness and probity.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson




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