"I insist on knowing the plain meaning of all this."

The peshat, the "plain" meaning of the text in its own right.

And is it not the plain meaning of good news that it must come from outside oneself?

In spelling, grammar, and plain meaning it made no sense whatsoever.

Kaplan will have to determine the "plain meaning" of the collective bargaining agreement.

They ignore the plain meaning of texts to invent new rights.

At issue was what he described as the "plain meaning" of distribution.

He had no use for anything but the plain meaning.

"The court's decision is a victory for common sense and the plain meaning of words."

He believed that the courts should not go beyond what he called the plain meaning of a statute or decided case.