plainly
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Francis was told the women had not been brought under duress but George, of no fixed abode, had "plainly exploited the circumstances of these victims".
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
A plainly troubled elderly woman denouncing her daughter as a liar isn’t an easy sight to endure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
And she is saying all this straight up, actually plainly saying it out loud.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026
She knew there was language and a body of research that plainly identified and unpacked what can otherwise be a head-spinning distortion of reality.
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026
We heard the words plainly from a plump lady near the curb.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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