directness

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Compared with, say, the War on Drugs, a contemporaneous band that has taken some shared influences to a much larger audience, Mr. Morby favors directness and specificity, and works on a more modest scale.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Plain language, ordinary intimacies—Ebert’s directness makes it possible to feel the moment with nearly the same unbearable immediacy that Penn creates in the film.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Do these trends point to a regression in tactics by Premier League teams, who now favour physicality and directness over technical prowess?

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Villa's urgency, directness, and fearlessness left PSG in a muddle.

From BBC • May 7, 2025

“I’ve got a sled standing outside now, with twenty fiftypound sacks of flour on it,” Matthewson went on with brutal directness; “so don’t let that hinder you.”

From "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London