candor
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She said her brother’s candor about the army—raising questions about such thorny issues as widespread corruption—led counterintelligence to target him as a conspirator against the regime.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
That candor doubles as an appealing quality to analysts like Lee, who appreciate Karp’s “transparent communication style.”
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
But Sickler said since coming so close to death and being able to talk about it with candor and relatability, he is still calling his latest self-produced YouTube special, special.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026
Without candor during a history and physical, medicine fails.
From Slate • Jan. 26, 2026
“Flattery, always, but you’ve set a trajectory toward candor, so why change course now?”
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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