plainspoken
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A plainspoken veteran with a dense beard and a closet full of grimy sweatshirts, Platner fit the bill.
From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2026
But Mr. Markovits’s writing is restrained and plainspoken, and it draws us in with the fidelity by which it inhabits Tom’s dejection.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
On paper, he’s the kind of figure they imagine can bridge the divide: a plainspoken Mainer.
From Salon ● Nov. 17, 2025
Lynch was an unusual mix of plainspoken and cryptic, a guy who’d sit down at Bob’s Big Boy and write scripts that even he didn’t understand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2025
Our friendship was built on a plainspoken candor that I think we both enjoyed.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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