laid bare
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But it laid bare the issue the Chinese leader cares about most—and the prize he really came to Washington chasing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
In its latest European club talent and competition landscape report, European football's governing body laid bare just how dominant the transfer activity of English clubs has become.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
As Greengrass lays out the bare facts of this situation with a cinematic style that’s more news documentary than stuffy period piece, the parallels to our own current situation are laid bare.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
But the very glaciers and mountains giving Nepal this massive natural advantage are succumbing to global warming - and last Wednesday's deadly floods have laid bare the risks to the nation's hydropower ambitions.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
My breath hitches at what I see laid bare in his gaze: a wrenching knowledge, a bitter understanding of pain that I know well.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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