no-nonsense
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Saint James’ Kate was the modern and no-nonsense counterpart to Curtin’s old-fashioned, sweet Allie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
These stories have made the idea of the "honest" or "no-nonsense" bureaucrat both familiar and rare.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
If Daily Brief is the no-nonsense helper, Dreambeans is its slightly deranged hippie brother.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
It all started — both the music and the doubt — in childhood, when “Tony” was growing up in the Welsh suburb of Margam where his father was a tough, no-nonsense baker.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
She’s very no-nonsense, and she wants results fast.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
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