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Getty Images Jamie Dimon, the influential and widely admired CEO of JPMorgan Chase, is known for straight talk on finance and the economy.—
Carmine Gallo,
Forbes.com,
27 July 2026 His constituents and colleagues have counted on his straight talk, conviction, and boundless appetite for a worthy fight.—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
12 July 2026 Whereas the other version of Miranda, who maybe doesn’t take things as seriously, needs someone to give her more straight talk and be frank with her and to cut through the BS a little bit.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 June 2026 But Yee hopes that straight talk and her distinct lack of ornamentation will count for something with California voters.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for straight talk