laid bare
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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
She described what the ATF had accomplished in recent years, then she laid bare the extent of the pullback now underway.
From Salon • 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
It also laid bare new details of its operations, as well as elements of Altman and Brockman’s entanglements.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
Was this what it felt like to be exposed, for all of her private thoughts to be laid bare in front of the one person who she had wanted to be perfect for?
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
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