in plain English
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A machine can also tell a taxpayer what he owes and why, in plain English, in a minute, saving hours if not days.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Here’s the investment case in plain English: The science works.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 23, 2025
"Instead of juggling 10 links with search, you get a brief synthesis that you can edit and iterate in plain English," he says.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2025
“The agreement that they’re trying to enforce against Mr. Schrader, in plain English, required both parties to sign it before it became legally effective,” Kessler told the AP.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2025
“Your wife and I?” she said in plain English.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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