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honesty

[on-uh-stee] / ˈɒn ə sti /


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But honesty gets you nowhere in this game - or does it?

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 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

The policies that were never corrected because someone decided the cost of honesty was too high.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

Shannon McManus, a resident of another rural Louisiana parish with a data center in the works, told NPR that he’s all for progress, but just asks for honesty from tech giants.

From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026

He studied her, the honesty in her eyes, the frank openness of her face, and his shoulders relaxed.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

A sort of documentary of Bumper's last three days before retirement, the book tends to be a bit ostentatious in such honesties, as if they established Bumper's credibility.

From Time Magazine Archive

The honesties and fun that went into it seem childlike enough after 30 years of rough and sobering history.

From Time Magazine Archive

“What do you mean?” he asked her, and she heard a looming disagreement in his voice; he, too, believed in unbending, unambiguous honesties.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

If there be nobler eyes, More full of honor and of honesties, In finer head, on broader shoulders found— Then have I never met the man or hound.

From To Your Dog and To My Dog by Lincoln Newton Kinnicutt

But blameworthy surely I am, thus generally to speake: for some I know, although not many, for whose poore honesties I dare aduenture mine owne.

From The Palace of Pleasure Volume 3 by William Painter




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