in broad daylight
idiom
: during the day when people and things can be easily seen rather than at night
The crime was committed in broad daylight.
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The defendants are accused of multiple shootings across the Bronx and an assortment of robberies, some in broad daylight, including attacks targeting victims between 69 and 72 years old, Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark said at the time.
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2026
Six years later, on January 7th, Renee Good was murdered in broad daylight while looking out for her neighbors in South Minneapolis, two miles from my home.
—Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
Groft was accused of cutting down 12 trees, as well as sawing the limb off a 13th, across a seven-day period beginning April 13 — sometimes in broad daylight, other times in the dead of night.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2026
The shooting happened in broad daylight near an area buzzing with businesses and pedestrians.
—Adi Guajardo, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2026
Six years later, on January 7th, Renee Good was murdered in broad daylight while looking out for her neighbors in South Minneapolis, two miles from my home.
—Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
Groft was accused of cutting down 12 trees, as well as sawing the limb off a 13th, across a seven-day period beginning April 13 — sometimes in broad daylight, other times in the dead of night.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2026
The shooting happened in broad daylight near an area buzzing with businesses and pedestrians.
—Adi Guajardo, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
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“In broad daylight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20broad%20daylight. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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