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One group received plain water, while the other two received water containing either sucralose or stevia.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026

It hasn't all been plain sailing - already two councillors, Steve Lewis and Rhys Carr, have left Reform to sit as independents, and a third, Nick Farmer, has been suspended by the party.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

“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

“Jessica named Tom,” she said in the same plain way she said everything else.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott

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

The Agriculture Department lowered its outlook for U.S. wheat production in 2026, amid drought conditions seen in the western plains.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026

This Concord coach is the famous Wild West stage, hauling mail and passengers over the plains and across deserts.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

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

In plainer English, Cannon chided prosecutors for rushing to file the gag order just before the Memorial Day weekend.

From Salon ● May 28, 2024

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

Theon chose plain boots and plainer clothes, somber shades of black and grey to fit his mood.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

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

Most American films depicting large-scale conflicts tout an anonymous hero's role in a broader conflict, promoting the notion that the smallest, plainest person can be the difference between victory and defeat.

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2023

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