lay bare
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Two decades ago, Baron Cohen used his hit film "Borat: Cultural Learnings of American for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan" as a sociological mirror to lay bare certain prejudices within US society.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
Others lay bare the scramble to complete the vetting process as quickly as possible, amid what one official describes as "quite a bit of senior interest" in how quickly the case was progressing.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
And these memos lay bare the extent to which the work product underpinning these decisions is often half-hearted and vibes-based; animated more by grievance and hurt feelings than neutral legal rules.
From Slate ● Apr. 21, 2026
Others, like Logan Roy’s on “Succession,” lay bare their parental arrogance through the actions of his dull-witted children.
From Salon ● Apr. 21, 2025
He picked one ready arrow from his table where it lay bare: the rest were waiting still in the quiver for the young men’s turn to come.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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