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as in outspoken
free in expressing one's true feelings and opinions
the politician was criticized for being too unreserved in his pronouncements on touchy subjects
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as in emotional
showing feeling freely
people at the funeral were unreserved mourners, and the service was marked by loud wailing
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Recent Examples of unreserved
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, for instance, has voiced her unreserved support for Hong Kong activists—but Taiwan is not a member of the United Nations and has no domestic asylum law.
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Betsy Joles, Foreign Affairs, 30 July 2020
The restaurant can take me only on a Monday at 5:30 p.m. for the last unreserved duck?
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024
All four expressed unreserved support for Israel’s right to defend itself, Netanyahu said.
—Bloomberg, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2023
Murdoch closed News of the World as a result in 2011, issued an unreserved apology in 2012 to those who were hacked and has continued to settle cases related to it.
—Brian Melley, USA TODAY, 27 July 2023
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Betsy Joles, Foreign Affairs, 30 July 2020
The restaurant can take me only on a Monday at 5:30 p.m. for the last unreserved duck?
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024
All four expressed unreserved support for Israel’s right to defend itself, Netanyahu said.
—Bloomberg, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2023
Murdoch closed News of the World as a result in 2011, issued an unreserved apology in 2012 to those who were hacked and has continued to settle cases related to it.
—Brian Melley, USA TODAY, 27 July 2023
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She has long been outspoken in calling for a deal to return the hostages, speaking weekly outside the Israel Defense Forces headquarters in Tel Aviv, as well as outside Netanyahu’s residence in Jerusalem, at the Knesset (Israel’s parliament) and other locations.Tamar Michaelis and Jennifer Hauser, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
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Trump’s incoming National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, Secretary for Homeland Security Kristi Noem, CIA Director John Ratcliffe and FCC Chair Brendan Carr have all been outspoken supporters of a ban.Emily Baker-White, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Research suggests that mindfulness therapy can reduce emotional reactions and negative thinking.Sherri Gordon, Health, 7 Dec. 2024
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Venus’ entrance to Aquarius and your zone of home and roots intensify your need for emotional security.USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
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Real news can be honest, hopeful, credible, constructive.Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Dec. 2024
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An honest assessment of human behavior is that price is all that matters.Korok Ray, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Trump, meanwhile, is uninhibited, chaotic, and unconstrained by fact.Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 26 June 2024
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Geometry versus art, restraint versus freedom, regimented control versus uninhibited expression.Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
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These candid conversations reveal a nuanced picture of the sector — one of adaptation, re-imagining, and, hopefully, resilience.Talia Milgrom-Elcott, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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As popular as the Margaux bag itself, the twins have cemented themselves as the North Star of the less-is-more approach, causing Olsen obsessives like myself to collect a potpourri of candid paparazzi shots and street style images, despite there not being many circulating.Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2024
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Last but not least this week is Salem, an affectionate cat who lives with owner Rebecca Keep and her husband.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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The ensemble, Croce noted, was the creation of ballet fanatics, and its jokes were accurate, affectionate, and hilarious.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
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Building resilience starts with self-awareness–frank discussions of what isn't working, near-term headwinds, strategic obstacles and missing capabilities.Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Cher is a bracing read, peppered with caustic quips and self-effacing anecdotes, but fundamentally frank.Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 21 Nov. 2024
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In a public statement, Rosenfeld was effusive about Greenforce's next chapter with Vangst.Iris Dorbian, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
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Analysts congratulating executives on earnings is hardly uncommon, but the tone felt especially effusive on Cava's Q3 call last week.Greg McKenna, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Unreserved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unreserved. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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