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“It’s not just counterintiitive — again, we’ve said a million times, we’ve got to just look at the plain language,” said Associate Justice Joshua P. Groban.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

The clearest example: In July, New York Attorney General Letitia James sued Kalshi, calling prediction markets “gambling platforms, plain and simple” and seeking penalties that could reach $36 billion.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026

Overlooked in his comments was an Easter egg hiding in plain sight: his use of “their” in reference to Air Force One.

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026

It was not all plain sailing for the home side, who lost openers Ben Duckett and Emilio Gay to find themselves 48-2 in the reply.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

And frankly, having grown accustomed to the silky cradle over at the hotel, I’d found it hard to sleep on plain old cotton sheets again.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

Citing a hope for "clear skies in Cornwall", Kennett has headed to the plains of Spain in the hope of catching a full eclipse.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

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

"If we don't protect the Aravalli, the northern Gangetic plains -- which is a food basket for the rest of the country -- would become a desert," he said.

From Barron's ● May 31, 2026

In political terms, the Hamilton pamphlet was fully as fatal, and perhaps suicidal, as his subsequent decision to face Aaron Burr on the plains of Weehawken.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

“I believe a plainer worry sits beneath the briefs and the news releases ... The issue is whether I can be trusted as a steward of Warner’s CNN,” Ellison wrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

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

Jessica thinks doctors should explain the results using plainer language, and says she had to call her GP for further explanation after receiving her results letter.

From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2025

We can’t put it any plainer than he does: These assaults “are a direct result of multiple systems’ lack of appropriate resources, placements, and services” for kids in dire need.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2023

This was a good decision: The first ten was made up of first years and it could not have been plainer that they had hardly ever flown before.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

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

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

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2025

In plainest English: If the people with the heaviest vehicles made do with slightly less, the impact to the safety of their lives would be literally zero, and thousands fewer people would die.

From Slate ● Jun. 22, 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