frankly

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And, frankly, do we really want to know?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

"Most of the investors who are propping up the games industry have frankly fled to AI to a tremendous degree," says Pearce.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

“Quite frankly, Californians are, by and large, looking for viable alternatives. They’re looking towards the California Republican Party,” Chairwoman Corrin Rankin told reporters.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

He added that extreme declines like those seen Thursday, “or frankly over the last three months, are not based on investors selectively applying AI risk on a company-by-company basis.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

“No, I didn’t know. If you won’t say frankly, I must go by your looks. You haven’t recovered your strength, and the going has been hard. I don’t know where your limits lie.”

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin