outright

Example Sentences

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The softer services advance was tied to an outright decline of 1.1% in the margins for trade services, a metric that tracks the difference between selling prices and acquisition costs.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

It is hard to know outright, at least in real time, because estimates of the size of the workforce rely heavily on a major annual update.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Unified school board member Rocío Rivas looked to be coasting to outright victories.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

He posited that the company may opt to outright purchase a carrier or a mobile virtual network operator, or MVNO, which is a provider with an arrangement to leverage another company’s capacity.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

At first he’d outright refused the entire idea of Magdalys piloting the mosasaurus.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older