blunt
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A series of blunt remarks by three justices in recent days has offered a glimpse into strained personal relationships, ideological divides and internal alarm over how the court is making key decisions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
But rising energy efficiency and a surge in U.S. production could certainly help blunt the impact from the rise in global energy prices.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
The same national study found that COVID-19 pandemic-era eviction protections appeared to blunt what could have been even steeper increases in homelessness.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
Professor Chris Lintott of Oxford, co-host of The Sky at Night, was blunt: "The artistic value of the images returned from Artemis and its crew is significant, but their scientific value is limited."
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
“I’ll try not to, but I’m always possessed to burst out with some particularly blunt speech or revolutionary sentiment before her. It’s my doom, and I can’t help it.”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
Vocabulary lists containing blunt
The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 1
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 8
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