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openness

[oh-puhn-nis] / ˈoʊ pən nɪs /




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The group claims the Home Office failed to exercise its powers with the openness required.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

Even as the fighting intensifies, both sides have signaled openness to diplomacy.

From Slate Jul. 20, 2026

Instead of the protective fortification of concrete barriers and razor wire, the National Mall is marked by a sprawling, deliberate openness.

From Salon Jul. 4, 2026

The specifics of Martha Graham’s choreography notwithstanding, it is the bright openness of Copland’s music, its resolutely optimistic cast—particularly his reworking of the Shaker hymn “Simple Gifts”—that has implanted itself in the national imagination.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

Ifemelu told the story with a false openness, as though it was merely a curiosity for her, and not something she had chosen to goad Laura.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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