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Scientists do not currently agree on exactly what belongs in that category, a problem Kennedy summarized with characteristic bluntness: “If you can’t define a problem, you can’t solve it.”

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

Their snobbery is juxtaposed with Carney’s friend and colleague Pepper’s unsettling bluntness and eyeball to eyeball stare.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

His bluntness is something that Benito Rubino, a 21-year-old volunteer with the campaign, likes.

From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026

“Far from it,” he said with uncharacteristic bluntness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2025

I feel bad when she looks slightly taken aback at my bluntness, her blond eyebrows arching up in surprise.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott




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