plainspoken
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We tend to see Hopper’s pictures now as unique, as central to our sense of early-20th-century America: plainspoken, free of artiness, content to offer a blunt, disquieting vision of our urban lives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
When Graham Platner ran for Senate, he came with an irresistible, dream candidate profile: a plainspoken veteran and man of the people who was ready to change careers from oyster farmer to politician.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
A plainspoken veteran with a dense beard and a closet full of grimy sweatshirts, Platner fit the bill.
From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2026
But the diminutive man’s plainspoken demeanor failed to gain traction with California voters — a 1991 Times profile deemed him “the unknown senator.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026
Our friendship was built on a plainspoken candor that I think we both enjoyed.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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