in plain sight
Americanidiom
Example Sentences
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Tackling unemployment linked to long-term illness will unlock economic growth that's "hiding in plain sight", former John Lewis chair Sir Charlie Mayfield has said.
From BBC • Jul. 3, 2026
The results revealed that TPP1 was the long sought missing factor, one that had been hidden in plain sight.
From Science Daily • Jul. 1, 2026
In that event, U.S. stocks may have a meaningful upside catalyst hiding in plain sight.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 29, 2026
In “The Little Sister,” a teenager tries to hide in plain sight.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026
There, in plain sight on the floor outside the crate, were his spectacles.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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