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made plain

ADJECTIVE
simplified
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“Audits and the courts have now made plain what too many Angelenos already saw: the money wasn’t tracked, providers went unpaid, and public trust eroded,” the mayor said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

But these lines of thought avoided the truth made plain by 9/11.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 18, 2026

Since then, top US officials have made plain their distaste for the bloc's tech rules.

From Barron's Nov. 27, 2025

It invalidated the legal theory of segregation itself, and in doing so, made plain that some constitutional harms are so sweeping, so deeply embedded, that courts must reach beyond the named plaintiff to cure them.

From Slate Jun. 27, 2025

And when it was made plain who Kino was, the doctor grew stern and judicious at the same time.

From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck




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