in plain sight

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Hidden in plain sight, an ambush bug nymph waits motionless inside a flower in Michigan.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Hiding in plain sight that night, among the patrons scattered throughout the museum, was photographer and activist Nan Goldin, along with several members of her advocacy group, P.A.I.N.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

Over the past two decades, genetic research across many groups of animals, including insects, fish, birds, and mammals, suggests that a large number of species may be hiding in plain sight.

From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026

Some Pekingologists say clues pointing to the downfall of He Weidong, who was China’s No. 2 general, were hiding in plain sight even before the party announced his expulsion in October.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

They were out in plain sight, all of them; anyone who passed would recognize them for what they were—runaways, fugitives.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry