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[pleyn] / pleɪn /








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“I think my editors thought there was something inherently funny about taking a suburban Mormon dad and dropping him into this world,” Coppins told Thompson on the Plain English podcast.

From Slate • May 5, 2026

This year, after unusually heavy rains in February, Carrizo Plain erupted in a dramatic bloom in March, attracting several hundred visitors per day.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Plain type allowed it to consume less space and appear alongside advertisements, a reminder that newspapers, then and now, are businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The snow-covered, lightly wooded terrain here forms part of the Great European Plain.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

The following morning, the Plain Dealer would publish a story mentioning Ed Lim’s “aggressive” tactics, how he had badgered poor Mrs. McCullough to the point of tears.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng




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