as in sincerity
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But in her concentration, Porsha fumbled her words, which made the Faithfuls, who were desperate for a crumb of evidence so early in the game, suspicious of her sincerity.
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Within a couple of hours, Wilkins’ replies to the post were flooded with accusations of favoritism, questioning the use of taxpayer funds to book her and mocking her sincerity about being chosen as a performer following high-profile exits from the event.
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Seydoux asks me in a moment of frankness.
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Her love for the city is palpable, imbued with her frankness, her fun, her queerness, and her history.
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But the Windows handheld software experience on the Claw is just awful compared to the straightforwardness of SteamOS on the Steam Deck.
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On Monday morning, Starmer, whose resignation has appeared inevitable for some time, delivered the news with his customary straightforwardness.
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In recent months, the city has expressed openness to allowing the school district to use a site currently occupied by a fire station, on the west side of Biscayne Park.
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Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin has outlined a leaner Ethereum Foundation that sells less ETH and prioritizes censorship resistance, openness, privacy and security, framing the network as a hedge against centralized control.
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Still, Dunk believes in himself, like any good hero, and people are drawn to his guilelessness.
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But there’s a guilelessness to everything Bella does, a trust in the universe and an insatiable curiosity about humanity.
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Did Hamilton’s candor help salvage a political career in tatters?
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Strong integrity, without humility or collaboration, becomes rigidity—as seen in Steve Jobs, whose candor fueled innovation but hardened relationships.
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What was once a poignant effort to extend a state of ingenuousness is now tainted from the start.
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But then, with seemingly on-the-fly artlessness, Laxe’s camera picks a few of the dancers out.
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“Unpretentiousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpretentiousness. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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