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straightforward

[strayt-fawr-werd] / ˌstreɪtˈfɔr wərd /




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Those caveats aside, it tells a very straightforward story.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

Barrister Andrew Mitchell KC, an expert in financial services law, said Panorama's evidence showed the scheme was "straightforward" tax evasion and "it couldn't be more blatant".

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

The process, guided by the app, is relatively straightforward: fill the test with saliva by sucking on it for 60 seconds, wait 20 minutes, scan the test, get results.

From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026

The results challenge the idea that violence can be explained as a straightforward evolutionary inheritance.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

For me, it was a straightforward good thing—a potent, ground-level way to address childhood obesity.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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