obscure
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In a statement to The Times, an Interior Department spokesperson said the “narrative” that the agency is trying to obscure information “is false and reflects a significant mischaracterization of the Department’s guidance.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026
Allison told AFP that Xi "clearly gets it" and that his mention of the obscure historical concept "wasn't by accident".
From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026
Did Gordon Granger, an otherwise obscure Union Army general, really stroll into Galveston and read a decree from President Abraham Lincoln declaring, to a sea of onlookers, that all enslaved people were now officially free?
From Salon • Jun. 19, 2026
It helps, too, that as writers, directors and actors, those testifying knew how to use words to maximum effect—whether to obscure or reveal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026
“Uh...four? Five? I can’t remember. Why are you so interested in an obscure president’s second child?”
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
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