laid bare
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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
A number of recent legal proceedings have laid bare the extent to which the Justice companies may have knowingly violated environmental laws, a key threshold for bringing a criminal matter.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026
The U.S. criticism has laid bare Oman’s lack of access to American power circles.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Their inability to hit sixes was laid bare in Chelmsford on Thursday and for the first 18 overs here.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
In the late summer yet another of Snowball’s machinations was laid bare.
From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell
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