plainly

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An April report from Yale University put it plainly: “Grades exist to communicate what students have learned. At Yale, as at many peer institutions, they no longer do.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

"Let me say this plainly: this is not a golden calf," he said later that night on X, referring to the Old Testament idol that famously made Moses irate after he received the Commandments.

From Barron's • May 8, 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

CEOs should face tough conversations, not avoid them: Zuckerberg said it plainly: “Everything I say leaks. There are things that are value-destroying for me to talk about.”

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Inside the noisy mill the men could hear plainly every word that was spoken, but for the first hour outside they were deaf.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers