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In era when so much about the news is just plain depressing, what stands out about the burgeoning public rebellion against Flock security cameras is just how fun it all is.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

On 8 July, US President Donald Trump boarded Air Force One in plain sight of television cameras as he departed the Nato summit in Turkey.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

The plain answer is that it has none.

From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026

Reflected sunglasses cover his eyes while a second pair hangs from the collar of his plain white T-shirt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

And frankly, having grown accustomed to the silky cradle over at the hotel, I’d found it hard to sleep on plain old cotton sheets again.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

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

Deep-sea mining companies want to scour the ocean's abyssal plains for mineral deposits and polymetallic nodules laden with nickel, copper and cobalt.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

Priyadarshini said she has long been interested in studying spiders that live at high elevations because those environments differ greatly from the lowland plains in both vegetation and landscape.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 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

A deep war cry bellowed from somewhere above, echoing across the plains of Tartarus, and a Titan dropped onto the battlefield.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

“I believe a plainer worry sits beneath the briefs and the news releases ... The issue is whether I can be trusted as a steward of Warner’s CNN,” Ellison wrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

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

We can’t put it any plainer than he does: These assaults “are a direct result of multiple systems’ lack of appropriate resources, placements, and services” for kids in dire need.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2023

A plainer gun was cheaper, but Guiteau chose a fancy one because, undoubtedly, it would soon be displayed to the world in a museum.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

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

One theory is that historically, most accusations of infringement have involved the most prominent elements of a song, like the hook, vocal melody or lyrics — things that even the plainest sheet music would highlight.

From New York Times ● May 2, 2024

He said this in just the plainest everyday voice, as if discussing that the dog had gotten into the garbage again.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver