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straightforward

[strayt-fawr-werd] / ˌstreɪtˈfɔr wərd /




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Too often, the presenter struggles to answer straightforward questions about the underlying analysis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

"I'd love to see Aaron playing again and hopefully it happens in January but I'm fully aware that it won't be a straightforward situation."

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

The relationship between politicians and civil servants, he says, is rarely straightforward.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

"Randomized trials have often been cited as evidence that overdiagnosis is a substantial problem. Our study shows that this interpretation is not as straightforward as it may seem."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

But one day, as she sailed by, he caught her with a straightforward “You not gonna speak to me?”

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English




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