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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

“Squid Game,” for all its bluntness, tries to hold up a mirror to the real world, where a cursory look around lets us know how little society values the lives of women and children.

From Salon Jul. 4, 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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