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straightforward

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UK /ˌstreɪtˈfɔːwəd/US /ˌstreɪtˈfɔːrwərd/
adjective

easy to do or to understand; not complicated

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Generations of Stanford graduates and dropouts have used technology to remake our society, but I think you would agree that lately the results haven't been neat or straightforward.

2019 Stanford Commencement address by Tim Cook

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Let me answer a couple of things in a straightforward way.

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