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"It's been made plain to him that his wife, his son, and 99% of people in general, want nothing more to do with him."

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Such trends were in plain sight in Tor Bella Monaca, a working-class eastern suburb of Rome dotted by rundown apartment blocks, cash-for-gold shops and discount stores.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

Unlike the original animals, both later generations were given only plain water.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026

Sometimes it just takes plain language about accepting everyone as they are.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

It was hard to believe it could be so dangerous, and yet its destructive power was plain to see.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

The southern surface is dominated by tall mountains and heavily cratered terrain, while the northern hemisphere consists largely of broad, low-lying plains.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026

Citing a hope for "clear skies in Cornwall", Kennett has headed to the plains of Spain in the hope of catching a full eclipse.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

It is essential for cattlemen in the western plains who have for years been shrinking their cattle herds in response to droughts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

“Little House on the Prairie” is the third television adaptation to bear the name of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s 1935 autobiographical novel of life on the Kansas plains in 1869 to 1870.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

Wind croons of brothers from the red-dirt plains.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

He is also often being asked how to zhuzh up plainer fare or find satiety with smaller portions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026

The bill was set to introduce plainer packaging and bring in powers to stop refillable vapes being sold in flavours marketed at children.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2024

In plainer English, Cannon chided prosecutors for rushing to file the gag order just before the Memorial Day weekend.

From Salon ● May 28, 2024

For example, Chinese zhajiangmian is usually plainer than Korean-Chinese jajangmyeon, which is coated in a thick sauce of fermented black beans.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2024

The simplest way of making strange facts plainer was to replicate them.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

In “Love and Summer,” William Trevor’s novel of doomed romance and quiet resignation, even the plainest sentence conveys roiling emotion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026

As she explained, the Humphreys case is “squarely among ‘the gravest and most important’ cases in which the no-impeachment rule should yield to avoid ‘violating the plainest principles of justice.’

From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2025

Mr Duck KC said: "It was the plainest of intrusions and the fear it caused was inevitable."

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2025

Brushing ahead all that geeky frippery, though, and what’s plainest about that scene is how unsettling it is.

From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2025

I fiddle with the curly mass of my bangs and slouch down, feeling like the plainest girl ever next to the fashion plate that is Katherine Deveraux.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland