unvarnished
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At least three were heard in an unvarnished conversation about Kings players Ben Simmons and Zach LaVine that took a personal turn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
Gibney, best known for "Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room" and "Taxi to the Dark Side", has called his latest film an "unvarnished" look at the powerful and culturally influential entrepreneur.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
Does the Sonnenshine version—destined to be a multiseason project, considering the pace—provide an unvarnished portrait of the Ingalls family?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
He said the "unvarnished reality" was there had been no visual inspection scheme of air valves which showed a "systemic failure of governance" of South West Water.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
The sculpted mahogany doors have been replaced by unvarnished plywood.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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