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out in the open







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“Let’s just take what’s happening in the shadows, put it out in the open, put the right medical and clinical framework around it.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

“A.I. humanization” is a growing profession, and for industries beyond academia, these words can be said out in the open.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

But for the first time, the family rift was out in the open.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

A neighbour helped guide them and relatives through the floodwaters to higher ground, but they were out in the open, still struggling to survive.

From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025

“Are you sure he was telling the truth? You were blindfolded on your way up there, remember. How do you know the computers aren’t sitting out in the open and you just couldn’t see them?”

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart




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