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Government officials said Mr. Goolsbee's youthful persona and penchant for plain-speak — he was born in Waco, Texas, and is an amateur stand-up comedian — could help the administration as it tries to convince Americans it is working to fix the troubled economy.
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Her Wasilla plain-speak and political outsiderness, so obviously uninformed by the elite universities of the liberal Northeast or the halls of power in Washington, contrastingly telegraphed to the media that however serious or unserious she was about her faith, it was probably scarier than even they could imagine.
LOSING OUR RELIGION S. E. CUPP 2010
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Her Wasilla plain-speak and political outsiderness, so obviously uninformed by the elite universities of the liberal Northeast or the halls of power in Washington, contrastingly telegraphed to the media that however serious or unserious she was about her faith, it was probably scarier than even they could imagine.
LOSING OUR RELIGION S. E. CUPP 2010
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This is going to take some plain-speak explanation by Obama; leave out the lawyer words.
In New Memo, Obama Camp Effectively Opposes Michigan Revote 2009
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I'm impressed by how the gifted writer exited this mortal coil - though far too soon at age 69 - and can only pray for a similar dispatch some day: In the newsroom, in the saddle, just about ready to pound the keyboard, and with a plain-speak profanity on his lips as he sensed darkness descending.
Thestar.com - Home Page Rosie DiManno 2011
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So many brand nuances would be easier to resolve if people confined themselves to plain-speak.
Forbes.com: News Simon Graj 2011
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And, the latest mood in the collective ASEAN forum over Thailand is one of deep dismay laced with a degree of plain-speak criticism.
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Puppet except for their uncanny knack of getting to the heart of problem in plain-speak, twisting it with a wry sense of humor and ultimately boiling down a complicated situation to its most simple and obvious essence.
timesunion.com: Local Breaking News webmaster@timesunion.com 2010
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Puppet except for their uncanny knack of getting to the heart of problem in plain-speak, twisting it with a wry sense of humor and ultimately boiling down a complicated situation to its most simple and obvious essence.
timesunion.com: Local Breaking News webmaster@timesunion.com 2010
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Gadkari's plain-speak came at a closed-door session on the opening day of the three-day conclave of the party's national executive near here.
hugovk commented on the word plain-speak
plain-speak, v.
The Guardian, 22 November 2016:
January 5, 2017