in plain sight

idiom

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

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There’s a transformative shift underway in financial services—one that’s hiding in plain sight, buried in your enterprise and client documents. Daniel Kenny, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025 But nobody told me there was a mall hidden in plain sight in uptown. Sydney Sasser, Charlotte Observer, 21 July 2025 Soon, detectives found another clue — this one in plain sight, on Sophie’s wall calendar. Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 16 July 2025 Nobody loses and everyone wins, including the vast majority of people who use Wikipedia without contributing work or money to keep it operational. Building a new digital world Wikipedia is evidence of care, cooperation and love hiding in plain sight. Aarushi Bhandari, The Conversation, 14 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for in plain sight

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“In plain sight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20plain%20sight. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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