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bluntly

[bluhnt-lee] / ˈblʌnt li /


ADVERB
obtrusively
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Bluntly factual to an almost robotic extent, he lacks not so much the willingness but the building blocks of empathy.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2023

Bluntly, the economy has failed to grow persuasively for a long time, and no strong surge is coming soon.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2023

Bluntly put, investors and traders are not heeding the message, with rates markets still pricing in around 40 bps of Fed easing next year.

From Reuters • Nov. 29, 2022

Bluntly put, a lot of them probably don't think that leaders are serious about these threats to fire them, and won't believe it until it happens.

From Salon • Sep. 27, 2021

Bluntly he forced the White Linen Nurse's reluctant gaze to meet his own.

From The White Linen Nurse by Abbott, Eleanor Hallowell




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