matter-of-fact
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Everyone’s mileage will vary, but I find the film’s matter-of-fact formal structure more convincing than not.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
It’s very sentimental — which the novel, with its matter-of-fact, if sensually evocative prose, and it’s child’s eye view, is not.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Experts have also cautioned users about taking chatbots' often matter-of-fact statements at face value, particularly when it comes to health and medical advice.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
Mr. Herzog, who with his intensely dramatic yet dryly matter-of-fact vocal stylings lends the feature his typically scintillating narration, follows him on a journey to Namibia and Angola in search of the ghost elephants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
I'm relieved by the matter-of-fact way he dismisses the incident, but also annoyed.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
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"Birches" by Robert Frost
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