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in broad daylight



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General Dan Caine -- the top US military officer, who spoke alongside Trump -- said these forces "audaciously penetrated enemy territory in broad daylight to find, fix and recover" the pilot.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

They’re in the open every single day, bold and visible, dismantling your feeder in broad daylight.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026

Two heists made in broad daylight present a scarier challenge for museums worn out by soup-throwing protesters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025

Long before its young heroes think about creeping through the sewers, nightmares confront them in broad daylight.

From Salon • Oct. 26, 2025

You don’t try to scare people in broad daylight.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien




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