outspokenness

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The outspokenness of the Winter Olympic athletes echoes a dramatic protest by Olympians Tommie Smith and John Carlos which electrified the 1968 Summer Games in Mexico City.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

Clay’s outspokenness put his life at constant risk; he traveled with a set of pistols and a Bowie knife strapped to his chest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

The match will pit Jones against South Africa's Erasmus, who has similarly mixed innovation and outspokenness during his coaching career.

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2025

In early 1861, as the nation went to war against itself, Einhorn’s Jewish critics in Baltimore called a meeting to protest his outspokenness, which they feared might draw negative attention.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2025

Stalin’s government hadn’t ever encouraged outspokenness among its citizens.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein