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In one case a baby Komodo dragon was hidden in plain sight, inside a crate of ordinary monitor lizards.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

"No matter what they call themselves, prediction markets like Kalshi are gambling platforms, plain and simple," James said in a news release.

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

The exercise and fresh air work their plain Victorian magic; soon she is ravenous for the porridge waiting at Misselthwaite Manor.

From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026

“Audits and the courts have now made plain what too many Angelenos already saw: the money wasn’t tracked, providers went unpaid, and public trust eroded,” the mayor said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

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

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

It is essential for cattlemen in the western plains who have for years been shrinking their cattle herds in response to droughts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 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

"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

I let my imagination wander, seeing the first explorers on the moon as they worked their way back to their station after a day of walking among craters and plains.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

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

Valerie’s quandary seems much plainer in that her show’s success would be a death sentence for entertainment creatives.

From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2026

Other measures including plainer packaging for vapes will also help target sales to children, the government says.

From BBC ● Jan. 29, 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

But the philosophers themselves disliked this penchant for telling tales and insisted upon their own, much plainer history.

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo

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

I had picked up a book about adventurous greens, only to fall for the plainest one.

From Salon ● May 26, 2025

I fiddle with the curly mass of my bangs and slouch down, feeling like the plainest girl ever next to the fashion plate that is Katherine Deveraux.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland