matter-of-fact
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Any conversation she does have about her work are matter-of-fact and brief, she said.
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026
The platform usually provides no response beyond a matter-of-fact acknowledgment that your answer was submitted.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026
The tone was matter-of-fact, direct, resolute, but moments of fear crept in.
From Slate • Feb. 11, 2026
“An autistic individual might not do that. They might say it in a really matter-of-fact way, or they might have a really hard time articulating it.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025
“But that is what Vivian told you, isn’t it? You don’t know that the baby didn’t need changing. As a matter-of-fact, you probably suspect that she did.”
From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg
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