be frank
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To be frank, it sounds like you don’t like this man, and that is OK.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
"We have seen some savings being made from AI, but they are, to be frank, pretty marginal compared to the scale of the problem."
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
"We must be frank: the epidemic is far from being under control," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told an emergency meeting on the outbreak.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Ask Johnson why he pivoted to be an unofficial ambassador for horse racing, and he’ll be frank: “To be honest, there’s a lot of billionaires.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
“To be frank, you are the most frightening thing I have encountered.”
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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