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[pleyn] / pleɪn /








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If they can eliminate in plain sight an institution as central to the survival of the republic as Mr. Pelley and his carefully chewed spectacles, surely no one is safe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

While Pratt and Hilton had an advantage with their television backgrounds, they also spoke “in plain terms about the real problems that the state faces.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

The film imagines a world on the brink of a revelation: proof that non-human intelligence exists and has been hidden in plain sight.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

The comparison between Obama's rather minimalist version and Trump's maximalist gold-accented Oval is plain, if unspoken.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

She was a farm girl from nearby EI Tobosa, and she was plain, rough, ordinary.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios




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