flatly

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Apple criticised the law on Monday when it blamed the DMA for its delayed rollout of the AI-enhanced voice assistant Siri, which the EU flatly rejected.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Trump announced in February that he was sending a US hospital ship to Greenland, an offer flatly rejected by Greenland's leader.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Brian Jabarian, a University of Chicago economist who conducted a rigorous independent evaluation of A.I. detectors, told me flatly, “This narrative that we shouldn’t use A.I. detection doesn’t seem to hold anymore.”

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

The former congressman has flatly and vigorously denied criminal wrongdoing while acknowledging and apologizing for unspecific “mistakes.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

“I train with the dead,” he said flatly.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan