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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To adapt a famous 2016 election-era Trump boast, if Bob Iger stood in the middle of Main Street and shot Goofy in broad daylight, the company would probably lose some fans — but certainly not all.
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Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2024
Stepping outside his office, Haliburton pointed to where his new car was recently stolen in broad daylight.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2024
The suspect exited their car and shot him multiple times in broad daylight.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2024
The upside of this tech is that LCD panels are relatively cheap to produce, can get bright enough to be seen even in broad daylight, and aren’t very susceptible to burn-in or degrading over time.
—Eric Ravenscraft, WIRED, 3 Aug. 2024
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Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2024
Stepping outside his office, Haliburton pointed to where his new car was recently stolen in broad daylight.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2024
The suspect exited their car and shot him multiple times in broad daylight.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2024
The upside of this tech is that LCD panels are relatively cheap to produce, can get bright enough to be seen even in broad daylight, and aren’t very susceptible to burn-in or degrading over time.
—Eric Ravenscraft, WIRED, 3 Aug. 2024
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“In broad daylight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20broad%20daylight. Accessed 12 Oct. 2024.
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