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mince

[mins] / mɪns /




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When approached for comment on SoFi’s response, Muddy Waters didn’t mince words.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

Relief pitcher Blake Treinen, one of the longest-tenured players on the Dodgers heading into his seventh season with the team, did not mince words when asked about how outsiders view the organization.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

And she doesn't mince her words about how long it's taken a female British painter to get a solo show in the Royal Academy's main galleries, calling it "obscene" and "historically quite extraordinary".

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

Fund manager Jeremy Grantham and financial historian Edward Chancellor released an essay last week that didn’t mince words.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

Laszlo Polgar was a man who didn’t mince words.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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