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Birthright citizenship is rooted in the plain text of the Fourteenth Amendment, which declares that “all persons born or naturalized in the United States” are citizens.
From Salon • May 11, 2026
"The scrambled plain text was found, but without the coding method or the key. This is a very important distinction," he separately told a news conference in November.
From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025
"Turns out that jokes are way less funny if people don't know the context and the delivery is in plain text," a subsequent post read.
From BBC • Sep. 16, 2024
Even with a snappy title, a book cover with plain text on a plain background will probably get lost in a busy e-bookstore.
From New York Times • Aug. 2, 2023
The painted leaves are now at Berlin; a leaf of plain text remains at Quedlinburg.
From The Wanderings and Homes of Manuscripts Helps for Students of History, No. 17. by James, M. R. (Montague Rhodes)