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laid bare





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Then came a 90-minute video of Fiona's witness statement to the inquest which laid bare, in stark and emotional detail, her grief at the death of her only son.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

As Greengrass lays out the bare facts of this situation with a cinematic style that’s more news documentary than stuffy period piece, the parallels to our own current situation are laid bare.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

Even before the summer rush, nerves were on edge; a January 4 breakdown in the communication system linking air traffic controllers and aircraft had laid bare a glaring weakness.

From Barron's Aug. 23, 2026

It was more like a dark epiphany, a moment of revelation in which unsavory but unavoidable truths about America were laid bare before America itself and the wider world.

From Salon Jun. 21, 2026

Every week since Dorcas’ death, during the whole of January and February, a paper laid bare the bones of some broken woman.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison




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