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blunt

[bluhnt] / blʌnt /




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The brash, blunt style he used in reshaping the company also manifested itself in how he spoke to the outside world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Because existing drugs haven’t been able to target this protein, treatment for pancreatic cancer has primarily relied on toxic drugs that act more like blunt instruments than precise tools.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

In the exchanges, McFadden also describes conversations he had with other Labour politicians about the welfare system and public spending in a pretty blunt way.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

“Let’s be blunt about it: Athleta doesn’t really have a brand that people would want to dupe,” he said.

From MarketWatch • May 31, 2026

The peak came into sight; it formed the wide, blunt top of a ridge, huge and broad and windswept.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell




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