unvarnished truth
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Perhaps we will have to wait for Sir Keir's inevitable post-premiership autobiography for the unvarnished truth.
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026
Here is the harsh and unvarnished truth: Joint tenancy comes with survivorship rights.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 6, 2025
It took courage for these veterans to go on camera and offer the unvarnished truth about the disastrous wars they helped to fight.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2025
Kerr, a broadcaster at the time, went to watch the Memphis Grizzles practice when West, the team’s general manager, spoke with him about anything and everything — a man allergic to anything but unvarnished truth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2024
There, at least, Meryl told the unvarnished truth.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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