in plain sight (or view). Sign language

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Sign Language

Sign language is not just for the hearing-impaired. Communities of people such as Australian Aborigines and Plains Indians have richly developed languages, based on hand and body gestures. Since these languages are based more on concepts than specific words, they often have more in common with each other than do spoken languages. The first sign language for the deaf was developed by Charles-Michel de l'Épée in 1700s France. Thomas Gallaudet brought the language — which evolved into ASL — to the US in 1816. On this date in 1887, Anne Sullivan used manual communication to successfully communicate the word "water" to Helen Keller.

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"I have always thought it would be a blessing if each person could be blind and deaf for a few days during his early adult life. Darkness would make him appreciate sight; silence would teach him the joys of sound." — Helen Keller

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Before expulsions, a brick-by-brick hardening of U.S. stance toward Russia

America's most sweeping expulsion of Russian diplomats since the Cold War may have seemed like a dramatic escalation in Washington's response to Moscow, but the groundwork for a more confrontational U.S. posture had been taking shape for months — in plain sight. While President Donald ...

in plain sight (or view)

phrase of plain

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   NORTH AMERICAN

   in a place that is clearly visible.

   
   

   "very important clues are hidden in plain sight"

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