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if it is found out vs if found out

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'If it is found out' is more formal and provides a subject ('it'), while 'if found out' is more concise and casual. The choice between them depends on the level of formality and specificity desired in the sentence.

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if it is found out

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English, especially in formal contexts.

This phrase is used to introduce a conditional clause that refers to the action of discovering or revealing something. It emphasizes the process of finding out.

Examples:

If it is found out that you were involved, there will be consequences.
I will be in trouble if it is found out that I skipped school.

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If found out you were pregnant, I don't think I could have handled it.
And if Makris is found out... ...I bet he'd kill anyone to protect his investment.
If it's found out, it encases the subject for more detailed interrogation later.
What would do if it found out?
Because I knew it would hurt him if he found out.
Tug would've started a war if he found out.
Tug would've started a war if he found out.
If I found out Audrey went to Colorado, anybody can.
It's a big scandal if folks found out.
But if Matthew found out, he'd kill him.
Lord knows what Lemon would say if she found out.
I was worried that if Damon found out...
She said Tariq's father would kill Zahra if he found out.
If people found out, it would destroy their trust in your leadership.
Probably to keep us blameless if anyone found out.
It would ruin him if people found out about us.
I cannot imagine how Diana would react if she found out the truth.
And if he found out Leonida was an intelligence officer...
Still. If Joan found out...
If he found out that we're holed up in the infirmary...

Alternatives:

if discovered
if revealed
if uncovered
if it comes to light
if it is revealed

if found out

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English, especially in informal contexts.

This phrase is used to introduce a conditional clause that refers to the action of discovering or revealing something. It is more concise and direct compared to 'if it is found out.'

Examples:

You will be fired if found out that you lied on your resume.
If found out, the consequences will be severe.

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If found out you were pregnant, I don't think I could have handled it.
Because I knew it would hurt him if he found out.
Tug would've started a war if he found out.
Tug would've started a war if he found out.
If I found out Audrey went to Colorado, anybody can.
It's a big scandal if folks found out.
But if Matthew found out, he'd kill him.
Lord knows what Lemon would say if she found out.
I was worried that if Damon found out...
She said Tariq's father would kill Zahra if he found out.
If people found out, it would destroy their trust in your leadership.
Probably to keep us blameless if anyone found out.
It would ruin him if people found out about us.
I cannot imagine how Diana would react if she found out the truth.
And if he found out Leonida was an intelligence officer...
Still. If Joan found out...
If he found out that we're holed up in the infirmary...
If Ivy found out, it would destroy her.
You know, if people found out I was doing this research...
If Washington found out, he'd...

Alternatives:

if discovered
if revealed
if uncovered
if it comes to light
if it is revealed

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