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
"His enjoyment and love of doing it, it was a complete joy to watch. He never shunned asking a direct question."
From BBC • Aug. 17, 2023
He was being Silent Mong, my new name for when he walks right next to you but acts like he doesn’t hear a word anybody’s saying even when they ask him a direct question.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
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