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The third group received the same inactive pills but was openly informed that the pills were placebos that could still trigger beneficial mind-body responses.

From Science Daily • Jun. 25, 2026

But Streeting was by now openly campaigning to replace him.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

In 2007, he openly feuded with original “Idol” winner Kelly Clarkson over creative control of her second album.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026

Making matters worse, the crowd at Shinnecock was openly rooting against Clark at times.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026

Why would these young men openly endorse and perpetuate the very stereotypes that are invoked to justify their second-class status, their exclusion from mainstream society?

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander