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The 24-mile one-way trek explores some of the most spectacular scenery in North America, an ever-changing array of water- and wind-sculpted stone, the history of the North American continent laid open to contemplate.

From Seattle Times Dec. 4, 2021

Tensions that have simmered on the domestic scene were laid open for an international audience.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2021

Rhode Island Comprehensive Assessment System tests released last fall laid open the disaster.

From Washington Times Apr. 26, 2019

Mohammad Asif Rahimi, the governor of Herat, warned that if Farah had fallen to the Taliban, the entire western region would have been laid open for the insurgents.

From New York Times Aug. 5, 2017

There, under the glass, was a book laid open.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova




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