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plain text

NOUN
ordinary readable form
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WEAK
ciphertext encoded encrypted rich text


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It focuses tightly on the plain text of a law and disregards legislative history—committee reports, floor debates, and the like—as irrelevant.

From Slate ● Mar. 4, 2026

"The scrambled plain text was found, but without the coding method or the key. This is a very important distinction," he separately told a news conference in November.

From Barron's ● Nov. 19, 2025

"Turns out that jokes are WAY less funny if people don’t know the context and the delivery is plain text," he added.

From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2024

"Turns out that jokes are way less funny if people don't know the context and the delivery is in plain text," a subsequent post read.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2024

In the e-text it will there be shown as plain text.

From Early English Meals and Manners by Frederick James Furnivall



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