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bluntly

[bluhnt-lee] / ˈblʌnt li /


ADVERB
obtrusively
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At a recruiting event last year in London, one of Reflection’s executives put it more bluntly when speaking to a potential hire: “When you are talking to us, you are talking to Nvidia.”

From The Wall Street Journal

“It’s still not that powerful,” Mantell said bluntly.

From MarketWatch

Put bluntly, beneficiaries, as you say, can disclaim an inheritance, but leaving it in the trust delays the problem.

From MarketWatch

Its head, Chris Brown, puts it more bluntly, saying industrialised countries like Germany, which is actively supporting the green hydrogen projects, are applying double standards.

From BBC

Dorinda Medley has described the unspoken rule bluntly: you had to get there early, because once the salmon disappeared, what remained was… less compelling.

From Salon