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plainer

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The bill was set to introduce plainer packaging and bring in powers to stop refillable vapes being sold in flavours marketed at children.

From BBC • Aug. 27, 2024

In plainer English, Cannon chided prosecutors for rushing to file the gag order just before the Memorial Day weekend.

From Salon • May 28, 2024

For example, Chinese zhajiangmian is usually plainer than Korean-Chinese jajangmyeon, which is coated in a thick sauce of fermented black beans.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2024

We can’t put it any plainer than he does: These assaults “are a direct result of multiple systems’ lack of appropriate resources, placements, and services” for kids in dire need.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 29, 2023

This was a good decision: The first ten was made up of first years and it could not have been plainer that they had hardly ever flown before.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling