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You can speak frankly to us.
frankly, I'd rather stay at home than go to the movies tonight
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Maybe City will dip into the transfer market to find some more disruptive — and frankly, more mobile — attacking midfield players, but at the moment, much of their approach play is easily containable and in front of the opposition defence.
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Michael Cox, The Athletic, 25 Dec. 2024
There are almost no redeeming qualities about The Rings Of Power’s second season outside of a few strong performances from actors who frankly deserve much better scripts.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
And that's just a basic gift to your family and to your kids, quite frankly.
—NBC News, 22 Dec. 2024
There’s another obvious reason humidifiers cause so much consumer disdain: Many of them are big, clunky, and frankly, ugly.
—Whizy Kim, Vox, 20 Dec. 2024
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Michael Cox, The Athletic, 25 Dec. 2024
There are almost no redeeming qualities about The Rings Of Power’s second season outside of a few strong performances from actors who frankly deserve much better scripts.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
And that's just a basic gift to your family and to your kids, quite frankly.
—NBC News, 22 Dec. 2024
There’s another obvious reason humidifiers cause so much consumer disdain: Many of them are big, clunky, and frankly, ugly.
—Whizy Kim, Vox, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Frankly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frankly. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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frankly
adverb
frank·ly
ˈfraŋ-klē 
1
: in a frank manner
you can speak frankly to us
2
: to tell the truth
frankly, I don't think it's wise
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