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on view

Idioms  
  1. So as to be seen, as in They will put the antiques on view an hour before the auction begins. [Mid-1800s]


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Rey and the pup, Sunny, are making their public debut Wednesday at the Aquarium of the Pacific, where they are on view in the Sea Otter Habitat inside the Northern Pacific Gallery.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Another edition of the bear sculpture is on view at the New Orleans Museum of Art, but at Gagosian, the work for the first time will be on view as part of an exhibition.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Evidence of how persistent inflation has frustrated the Fed was on view in the written record of the central bank’s March meeting released Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Occupying two large galleries and displayed in themes like “When We Have Found a Good Thing, We Stick to It,” the exhibit will remain on view through Aug. 9.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

The guards were slack-jawed with shock, tonsils on view to the world.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

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