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Wednesday's double-hearing also laid bare the circumstances in which some migrants decide to risk the Channel crossing.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

She described what the ATF had accomplished in recent years, then she laid bare the extent of the pullback now underway.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

Two weeks of testimony from a cast of characters including Musk, Altman and OpenAI’s co-founders Greg Brockman and Ilya Sutskever laid bare a lot of the company’s dysfunction.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

The Portuguese began with a draw at Everton, but three consecutive losses to Arsenal, Brentford and Leeds soon after laid bare the scale of the task at hand.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Was this what it felt like to be exposed, for all of her private thoughts to be laid bare in front of the one person who she had wanted to be perfect for?

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway




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