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plain

[pleyn] / pleɪn /








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The solution to Australia's problem of replacing David Warner was sitting in plain sight with a mullet and bristly Australian moustache.

From BBC

An M23 official confirmed to AFP Thursday that "police and soldiers in plain clothes" were still in Uvira as well as "our intelligence services".

From Barron's

Let’s start with the plain arithmetic of this proposal.

From Los Angeles Times

If your girlfriend disagrees, tell her the truth in plain terms: It’s a separate, private affair.

From MarketWatch

“The Boy Next Door,” which Garland made famous in the 1944 film “Meet Me in St. Louis,” tells a tale of heterosexual longing hiding in plain sight.

From Los Angeles Times