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obscurity

[uhb-skyoor-i-tee] / əbˈskyʊər ɪ ti /


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By the 2010s, the spotlight was fading and it seemed as if Pratt might slip into obscurity.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Back then, Finch was newly in charge of the Sheffield Sharks, toiling away in the obscurity of the British Basketball League.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

The conversation once again put the spotlight on Mandava herself - a 26-year-old who, in less than two years, has gone from relative obscurity to one of global fashion's most watched new faces.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

As for Hunt, he continued to file patents in relative obscurity, never amassing the wealth of other Industrial Age inventors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

He tried to grasp the memory, hold on to it, complete the picture with faces, names, a place, but it faded into obscurity.

From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner




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