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plain

[pleyn] / pleɪn /








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Scientists are using AI to accelerate the search for treatments for neurological conditions that may be hiding in plain sight.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Their analysis showed that the ice rested across a broad, relatively flat section of bedrock known as an ice plain.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

Most famously, the boring charge was levied on Tim Duncan, the low-key big man who hid in plain sight as he assembled a Hall of Fame career and his San Antonio Spurs won five rings.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

The evidence is plain to see at the pump.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

I’d always assumed it was yet another perk of being the commander’s kid and that she was just plain lazy and slacking off in classes.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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