overtly

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Still, I will push back on your suggestion that he was overtly judging or looking down on other people who were less well off.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

He tries to rein in overtly bold statements, too.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Those are positives and some of the reasons we haven’t felt compelled to be overtly activist.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

“There has to be some social value to doing it,” he says, although he’s quick to add his comedy isn’t overtly political.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

We were not yet at the point where we were open revolutionaries, overtly fighting the system no matter what the cost.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela