direct question
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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We opted for a role-playing framework instead of a direct question to navigate around LLM guardrails.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 27, 2025
“I tried to come up with the most direct question possible.”
From Salon • Sep. 3, 2025
“If you ask her a direct question, she’ll give you a direct answer.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2024
The campaign did not answer a direct question about whether he was ever in Afghanistan.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 2022
He felt that he couldn’t lie if asked a direct question, and yet if he simply refused to answer, the assumption was that he was hiding something crucial.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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