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Burnham was plain that he believes the weeks of briefing about who might be a contender to be his chancellor is a symbol of the political culture he hopes to change.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

In plain language, that means he’s probably going to ramble late into the night about a bunch of baseless conspiracy theories.

From Slate ● Jul. 16, 2026

Whether or not Argentina lifts the trophy again, the lesson is already out on the field in plain sight every time Messi touches the ball.

From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026

But now that every team knows how to do more with less by playing “Moneyball,” the richest clubs are back to buying wins through plain old money.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

The Walker can see him plain enough,’ he muttered.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

Priyadarshini said she has long been interested in studying spiders that live at high elevations because those environments differ greatly from the lowland plains in both vegetation and landscape.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026

“Little House on the Prairie” is the third television adaptation to bear the name of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s 1935 autobiographical novel of life on the Kansas plains in 1869 to 1870.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

"Gus" lived during the Maastrichtian period, some 72 to 66 million years ago, which was characterized by a warm climate, high sea levels and vast floodable coastal plains.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

Over the 250 years since America’s birth, there have been amber waves of great comic material, veritable fruited plains of satirical fodder.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

One night, it might be large plains with rolling hills.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

He is also often being asked how to zhuzh up plainer fare or find satiety with smaller portions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026

A plainer recent example of pure Lynchian quirk is tough to come by.

From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2025

The bill was set to introduce plainer packaging and bring in powers to stop refillable vapes being sold in flavours marketed at children.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2024

For example, Chinese zhajiangmian is usually plainer than Korean-Chinese jajangmyeon, which is coated in a thick sauce of fermented black beans.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2024

No, there ain’t an answer that’s any plainer to an old man than it is to me.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt

In “Love and Summer,” William Trevor’s novel of doomed romance and quiet resignation, even the plainest sentence conveys roiling emotion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026

As she explained, the Humphreys case is “squarely among ‘the gravest and most important’ cases in which the no-impeachment rule should yield to avoid ‘violating the plainest principles of justice.’

From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2025

Mr Duck KC said: "It was the plainest of intrusions and the fear it caused was inevitable."

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2025

Brushing ahead all that geeky frippery, though, and what’s plainest about that scene is how unsettling it is.

From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2025

He said this in just the plainest everyday voice, as if discussing that the dog had gotten into the garbage again.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver