plainspoken

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Mr. Orhan offsets the novel’s magical realism with plainspoken prose that muffles Dilara’s increasingly volatile desires.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

On paper, he’s the kind of figure they imagine can bridge the divide: a plainspoken Mainer.

From Salon • Nov. 17, 2025

The plainspoken lifestyle mogul, who has not held back on her criticism of R.J.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2024

Kristofferson's plainspoken vocals may have lacked range but they carried something more important - conviction.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2024

It was the plainspoken convictions of one of Atlanta’s numerous young black collegians who often visited our local Temple Fifteen.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey