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openness

[oh-puhn-nis] / ˈoʊ pən nɪs /




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Residents living close to the North Korean border expressed hope for greater openness from Pyongyang.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

His proposed ballroom “represents another way this presidency has abandoned its imperative of projecting modesty, openness, and stability,” the architect and historian Neil Flanagan complained in the Atlantic this month.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

There’s an openness to it, a sense of exploration.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

I don’t mean our traditional openness to foreign-born citizens, which is its own triumph, but our wide-openness to ourselves.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

There was something beautiful about him: the openness of his face, the strength of his hands.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo




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