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plain

[pleyn] / pleɪn /








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And yet there’s a deeper lesson hiding in plain sight.

From MarketWatch

Their ridges tower up to 3,000 feet over the coastal plain where 70% of Israel’s population and Ben Gurion Airport reside.

From The Wall Street Journal

In summer it’s plain yellow dirt, so dusty I could taste it.

From Literature

She reportedly made it plain that she would cooperate with the U.S. after Maduro was exiled or taken into custody, but would not participate in the operation itself.

From Salon

That coaster originally came with a nobler purpose, which is why I keep it handy and in plain sight as a prod to my own civic conscience.

From The Wall Street Journal