frankly

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And, frankly, do we really want to know?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Earlier, solicitor Nicola Ryan-Donnelly, from law firm Fletcher's, which is representing 22 of the injured and traumatised children, said the findings were "disturbing and frankly depressing".

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Eight years later, their “Faces of Death” doesn’t tell us anything we don’t already know and frankly, it’s not trying to.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 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

The costume had been for Di Shturem: The Yiddish Tempest, when Molly had played the villain, the vengeful sheyd, Chenya, her frankly inspired take on Shakespeare’s Caliban.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny