frankly

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The PM said it was "frankly staggering" he was not told even when he launched a review of the vetting process.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

“The Geffen Galleries didn’t come to fruition overnight. And frankly, nothing that changes the status quo ever does,” Mitchell said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

And, frankly, do we really want to know?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

He added that extreme declines like those seen Thursday, “or frankly over the last three months, are not based on investors selectively applying AI risk on a company-by-company basis.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

His mother and grandparents might forgive the fact that she wasn’t Syrian on a good day, but frankly it wouldn’t matter what they thought, because he and Clara were never going to get there.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny