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in broad daylight



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General Dan Caine -- the top US military officer, who spoke alongside Trump -- said these forces "audaciously penetrated enemy territory in broad daylight to find, fix and recover" the pilot.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

So he did, in broad daylight, one afternoon in 1983—went right across the Rio Grande, the Rio Bravo del Norte, as they called it in Chihuahua.

From Slate • Jan. 27, 2026

Abe's shocking death while giving a speech in broad daylight prompted investigations into the Unification Church and its questionable practices, including soliciting financially ruinous donations from its followers.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

Long before its young heroes think about creeping through the sewers, nightmares confront them in broad daylight.

From Salon • Oct. 26, 2025

Templeton, not wishing to come out in broad daylight, stayed quietly under the straw at the bottom of the crate.

From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White




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