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straightforward

[streyt-fawr-werd] / ˌstreɪtˈfɔr wərd /




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Ordering online ahead of time makes pickup quick and straightforward.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

"The Secret Service's focus is straightforward: to ensure everyone attending the game can enjoy the game and have a safe experience, while we carry out our responsibility to protect the President of the United States."

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

The researchers found a straightforward way to reduce the system's symmetry.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

But others say the process may not have been as straightforward.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

He didn't sit by me in class, his workshop poems became unaccountably straightforward and affectionate, out and out love poems.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez




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