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straightforward

[streyt-fawr-werd] / ˌstreɪtˈfɔr wərd /




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As investigations continue, the question facing officials is straightforward: Will the public receive enough information to determine what happened — and whether the use of force was justified?

From Salon Jul. 11, 2026

U.S. investors are about to get another straightforward way to play the red-hot market for memory chips.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

Dodgers third base coach Dino Ebel’s philosophy when it came to his baseball-obsessed sons was straightforward: the major-league players they grew up around were their coaches.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

While the rules were simple, equipment was not so straightforward.

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

On its face, the case appeared to be a straightforward challenge to Georgia’s death penalty scheme.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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