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She has very strong opinions, and she doesn't try to sugarcoat them.
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One in four jobs at risk The bank isn’t sugarcoating AI’s reach.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 4 May 2026
When asked if this team is good enough to get to the next level, Banchero didn’t sugarcoat it after the Game 7 loss to the Pistons.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 May 2026
There’s no way to sugarcoat it.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
Officials didn’t sugarcoat the fact that much more needs to be done.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 4 May 2026
When asked if this team is good enough to get to the next level, Banchero didn’t sugarcoat it after the Game 7 loss to the Pistons.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 May 2026
There’s no way to sugarcoat it.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
Officials didn’t sugarcoat the fact that much more needs to be done.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
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“Sugarcoat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sugarcoat. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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sugarcoat
verb
sug·ar·coat
ˌshu̇g-ər-ˈkōt 
: to coat with or as if with sugar
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