straight-up
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The meals of hot dogs and tinned fruit were revelatory to children used to the flavorings of ginger and kimchi: “This was straight-up American food, wholesome, facile, and inert, and we adored it.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
More than 80 percent of programs contained information that was either seriously misleading or straight-up wrong, including that HIV can be contracted by sweat and tears and that condoms are ineffective.
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026
“This could be a straight-up landlord-tenant claim that the landlord is not holding up its end of the bargain in terms of maintaining the property,” he says.
From MarketWatch ● May 5, 2026
Denver, New England and Jacksonville could all end up as top seeds in the AFC, while the San Francisco 49ers host the Seattle Seahawks in a straight-up fight to claim top spot in the NFC.
From BBC ● Dec. 30, 2025
I’m straight-up yelling now, and it’s getting harder and harder to breathe.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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