sugarcoat
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“I’m not going to sugarcoat it. This is ultimately not what I wanted,” Tong told The Times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
As amiable as the movie is from the jump, it wastes no time thrusting viewers into a world in complete peril, refusing to sugarcoat the modern realities of a once-robust industry.
From Salon ● May 1, 2026
“But I don’t want to sugarcoat it. It is going to be very disruptive.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 21, 2026
"He's not well. I'm not going to sugarcoat this and say that he's doing really well, he's still really unwell," she told her followers.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2026
Teresa helped him, and Thomas asked her to sugarcoat the trip as much as she could, even if she had to flat-out lie, which was mostly the case.
From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner
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