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[pleyn] / pleɪn /








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To help future ticket buyers prepare their budgets — and because we’re just plain curious — we asked readers how much they actually spent on Olympics tickets during the first drop.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

In general, I have been wondering if everyday Americans are, plain and simple, a little more strange than they used to be.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

Dimunitive and draped in a plain cotton sari and rubber sandals, Banerjee hardly looked like a politician who would topple one of the world's longest-running elected Communist governments.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Chemists can describe their goals in plain language and receive solutions that reflect their strategy.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

“Now, the witch doesn’t take kindly to this perspective. Personally, I don’t blame her. It’s reductionist, it’s elitist, and it’s just plain icky. So the witch goes from zero to a hundred—and curses Benefo.”

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




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