Come to light

Something "comes to light" when it becomes known

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Today on Plain English, you’ll hear that a new video came to light showing a man surviving alone in the Amazon forest with no human contact. The video came to light because it was released—it was seen by the world. Prior to this week, the video was held in the files of the Brazilian government. But now they have released it to the world: the world can see it, so it has come to light. In a trial, you might hear that new evidence came to light, meaning that new evidence or clues have been discovered.

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