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honest

[on-ist] / ˈɒn ɪst /


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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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