clear-cut
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The messy reality is that the line between establishment, moderate, and progressive isn’t always so clear-cut.
From Slate • Jun. 24, 2026
That refusal to cast anyone as a clear-cut villain is something critics have highlighted in their reviews.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
As boldly charismatic as Caballero appeared on stage, his path to performing in the family circus was hardly clear-cut.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
"Because this is such a frontier issue, a more compelling, more clear-cut case would probably involve internal documents recognizing these risks and maybe not taking them seriously enough," Tokson said.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
We are at a loss to understand them and we wish they’d give us a few simple, clear-cut rules to go by.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
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