candid
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Getting candid assessments, some companies believe, requires quietly contacting a different set of past managers and co-workers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Reifel's former boss, Police Chief Michelle Kott, told the BBC that while the department respects his decision, "I would be less than candid if I didn't acknowledge my disappointment in losing another police officer".
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
One of my favorite photos of him is a candid photo, and he’s wearing a Nine Inch Nails shirt.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
“Propeller One-Way Night Coach” is as earnest as they come, more candid than any memoir and more interesting than any biopic.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
It may not be easy for the civil rights community to have a candid conversation about any of this.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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