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cryptic

[krip-tik] / ˈkrɪp tɪk /


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Ndedi, from Cameroon, uses her acrobatic skills for the most elaborate escapes, Cryptic is the hacker from Kenya and Congolese Fred is the getaway driver and gadget maker.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

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

Cryptic to a fault, Abel Ferrara’s “Zeros and Ones” unfolds in a murkiness that’s both literal and ideological.

From New York Times • Nov. 18, 2021

Cryptic notes scrawled on alley walls above where I slept.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu




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