tell it like it is
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I’ll have to just tell it like it is.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
Boehm and Headlee plainly intended to tell it like it is on Social Security.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2023
They say he will tell it like it is, and he isn't afraid of the consequences.
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2022
“We must tell it like it is — any potential damage to Zaporizhzhia is suicide,” Mr. Guterres said, echoing comments he made earlier this month.
From New York Times ● Aug. 18, 2022
When you prepare your report, just tell it like it is.
From The Universe — or Nothing by Meyer Moldeven
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