in plain view

idiom

chiefly US
: in a place that is easily seen
He carried his gun in plain view.

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The driver also had a number of trash bags in plain view that were filled with marijuana, Hahn said. Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025 The pictures show the Jews at the Fulda train station on Dec. 8, 1941 – revealing how Nazi deportations happened in plain view. Wolf Gruner, The Conversation, 24 Jan. 2025 Overconfidence can tamper with decisions and bury risks in plain view. Mark Kane, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025 The most obvious element of that is hidden in plain view. Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 10 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for in plain view

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“In plain view.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20plain%20view. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.

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