overt
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Iran's foreign ministry condemned the attack on its oil tankers as "an overt threat to regional and international peace and security," saying that they "increase the dangers of tensions in the region".
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
But Mitchell says so much more by saying nothing overt about those things, and instead, depicting a family who wants nothing more than to get out of the bind they’ve found themselves in.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
But of the many second-generation, political pop efforts, he said Nash's recent recording stands out for being so "overt".
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Without overt declarations of financial responsibility, agents will still be underwritten—only by people who were never asked.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Nooses, racial slurs, and overt bigotry are widely condemned by people across the political spectrum; they are understood to be remnants of the past, no longer reflective of the prevailing public consensus about race.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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The Constitution of the United States
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