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see the light of day
Idioms and Phrases
Be published, brought out, or born. For example, I wonder if her book will ever see the light of day , or The family reunion was a disaster, and I wish the idea for it had never seen the light of day , or When we visited Pittsburgh, we saw where Mom had first seen the light of day . [Early 1700s]Example Sentences
But the film, which was slated for release in 2008, would never see the light of day — though he’s still looking to get the rights to it.
The material might still see the light of day: Should they get a second season, they’ll revisit.
But behind the scenes, hundreds of other spats will never see the light of day.
The question is whether a noted skeptic like Kennedy could come around to endorsing meat that's been grown from cells, or if he might make it so hard for the companies to see approvals that their products never see the light of day.
Judge Aileen Cannon has devoted the past few weeks to striving to ensure that special counsel Jack Smith’s two-volume report on Donald Trump’s criminal activities would not see the light of day.
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