honest
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"I'll be honest, I'm not nice to myself," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
There are ways to improve voting integrity, but Mr. Tillis is right that it’s reckless to sow generalized suspicion that American elections aren’t honest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
But what Dunn, Romero and other honest elections experts want Americans to know is that our elections are free and fair and all is not lost.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
It was the S&P 500, although to be honest, there wasn’t much of a difference.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
If I’m being honest, I didn’t have flying-vampire-wearing.tennis-shoes on my bingo sheet for today.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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