come to light
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In the days since the attack more details have come to light about the co-pilot's employment history.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
The cases that have come to light across Indonesia in recent years may be just the "tip of the iceberg", the commission on violence against women, or Komnas Perempuan, warned in a statement in May.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
“And if it hurts, hopefully it motivates those who are in power to make sure that when these things come to light, they put a stop to it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Years later, similar outrages have come to light and government officials will have a harder time finding someone to blame.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
The secrets of Holmes’s castle eventually did come to light, but only because of the persistence of a lone detective from a far-off city, grieving his own terrible loss.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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