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straightforward

[streyt-fawr-werd] / ˌstreɪtˈfɔr wərd /




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The news on catcher Dalton Rushing, who exited Monday’s game to rule out a concussion, was more straightforward.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

Adding developed ex-U.S. and emerging-markets stocks is a straightforward way to lower concentration.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 23, 2026

For memory manufacturers, the calculation behind that decision is straightforward.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

I used to feel so overwhelmed when deciding what to feed my guests, purely because I was making a straightforward task unnecessarily difficult.

From Salon • Jun. 21, 2026

The only ones who appeared to understand the rules were the vachettes themselves, whose instructions seemed pretty straightforward: attack, attack, attack.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris




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