plainly

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Mr. Popkin quotes a contemporary’s description of Brissot: “It was impossible to dress more plainly than he did, to have a less elegant apartment . . . and to spend less money.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

To put it plainly, now isn’t the time to buy these names.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

Criticism, she said plainly, comes from all sides: that she is too soft on the Cuban government, or too critical of it; that she says too little about the U.S. embargo, or too much.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

The reason so many people struggle to say that plainly is because saying it forces a confrontation far larger than this case.

From Slate • May 8, 2026

They can plainly see the ferry, and point to it.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver