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cryptic

[krip-tik] / ˈkrɪp tɪk /


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Cryptic pregnancies, where a woman is unaware they are pregnant until late on, or as in Bryony's case, when in labour, have been described as "rare, but not exceptionally rare" by one midwifery professor.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2025

Cryptic diversity of cellulose-degrading gut bacteria in industrialized humans.

From Science Daily • Mar. 18, 2024

One challenge job seekers may face is the vast competition in the industry due to those cuts, said Thomas Marrone, art director for “Star Trek Online” at Los Gatos video game developer Cryptic Studios.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2024

Cracking the Cryptic declares itself “YouTube’s most popular Sudoku channel.”

From Slate • May 20, 2020

Cryptic notes scrawled on alley walls above where I slept.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu




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