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straightforward

[streyt-fawr-werd] / ˌstreɪtˈfɔr wərd /




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Deciding whether you are too sick to work is not always straightforward.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

While this will likely be upgraded at some point, Cryer, a veteran of the mining industry, acknowledges that predicting the long-run price of copper is far from straightforward.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

But it turns out that determining the optimal amount of AI usage for each employee isn’t a straightforward question.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

For the French Riviera, the lesson is straightforward: an alert is valuable, but knowing where to go can be just as important.

From Science Daily Sep. 10, 2026

A straightforward example of this is provided by Father Niceron’s Curious Perspective of 1652.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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