plainly

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“The order is inconsistent with a legitimate exercise of investigative authority and is plainly incompatible with the First Amendment,” Disney said in its Thursday filing.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

"To put it plainly -- it is a death sentence for us if larger nations continue to open new fossil fuel projects," he said in 2024.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

The mechanics sound technical right up until you say plainly what happened.

From Slate • May 20, 2026

Even Plum’s defenders, not to mention her critics, plainly didn’t make the effort to read the relevant California law, so they got it wrong themselves.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Aunt Rose said it so plainly, like she was talking about the best kind of lye soap, and Ophie felt the tiniest bit of her nervousness break away.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland