broad daylight
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Museum bosses have come under increasing scrutiny in recent months, after thieves stole priceless French crown jewels from the museum in broad daylight and hundreds of books were damaged in a leak.
From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026
They’re in the open every single day, bold and visible, dismantling your feeder in broad daylight.
From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026
But rarely have so many taken the risk, and in broad daylight to boot.
From Barron's • Nov. 1, 2025
Long before its young heroes think about creeping through the sewers, nightmares confront them in broad daylight.
From Salon • Oct. 26, 2025
Get off your bottom and find a better way to say it. broad daylight.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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