blunt
Example Sentences
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The 57-year-old representative of Vientiane and medical clinic owner made her name with unusually blunt speeches in which she called on the state to step up anti-corruption efforts and enforce punishments for financial crimes.
From Barron's
Merz has also turned off many voters with often blunt comments, recently questioning whether Germans, with their many sick days, still deserve their reputation as hard workers.
From Barron's
That would stoke inflation pressures and blunt the ability of central banks around the world, including the Federal Reserve, to lower interest rates.
From Barron's
Tech companies as well as some digital-rights and children’s groups, however, say age-limit measures are blunt instruments that are likely to backfire.
One character is so directly blunt, it’s almost laughable.
From Los Angeles Times
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