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 quick push to defund On May 25, 2020, Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin knelt on a defenseless Floyd’s neck in broad daylight for more than nine minutes.
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Sam Woodward, USA TODAY, 25 May 2024
Listen to this article Police arrested a 24-year-old man on Tuesday for allegedly brazenly firing multiple gunshots at a dirt bike rider while standing in the middle of the street in broad daylight in Bridgeport last week.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 12 June 2024
By Chad de Guzman Updated: June 11, 2024 10:00 AM EDT | Originally published: June 11, 2024 3:00 AM EDT
Police in China arrested a suspect on Tuesday after four American teachers were stabbed the previous day in broad daylight in a Chinese park.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 11 June 2024
Cincinnati Enquirer Nicholas Kernan was fatally shot in broad daylight while working in Cincinnati's Corryville neighborhood just over one year ago and his family is still left to wonder why.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 24 May 2024
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Sam Woodward, USA TODAY, 25 May 2024
Listen to this article Police arrested a 24-year-old man on Tuesday for allegedly brazenly firing multiple gunshots at a dirt bike rider while standing in the middle of the street in broad daylight in Bridgeport last week.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 12 June 2024
By Chad de Guzman Updated: June 11, 2024 10:00 AM EDT | Originally published: June 11, 2024 3:00 AM EDT
Police in China arrested a suspect on Tuesday after four American teachers were stabbed the previous day in broad daylight in a Chinese park.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 11 June 2024
Cincinnati Enquirer Nicholas Kernan was fatally shot in broad daylight while working in Cincinnati's Corryville neighborhood just over one year ago and his family is still left to wonder why.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 24 May 2024
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