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Example Sentences
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Rubin’s skills, former colleagues say, included an encyclopedic recall, the ability to explain his bets in plain English and a high threshold for risk.
Tesla has a data “moat” hiding in plain sight that almost nobody is pricing.
From MarketWatch
In a fitting irony, “The Squaw Man” itself doesn’t count because Cecil imagined it took place on the plains.
From Los Angeles Times
The local government officer was a secret traitor on the show, and wore a red cloak, operating in plain sight since being selected by presenter Claudia Winkleman in the opening episode.
From BBC
She could say her name was Florence Nightingale, but she’d always be plain old Aunt Kitty to me.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.