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frankly

[frangk-lee] / ˈfræŋk li /


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You didn’t want your friend to sit on an egg that was, frankly, never going to hatch.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

"But frankly, every team has weaknesses…we're not going into this game expecting to lose."

From BBC • May 16, 2026

“A lot of our members have seen them struggling, frankly, to make ends meet,” Wagle said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Covered and gently poached, the whites turned tender while the yolks stayed gloriously runny — the entire point, frankly.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

And frankly, having grown accustomed to the silky cradle over at the hotel, I’d found it hard to sleep on plain old cotton sheets again.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan




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