mysterious
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Or is it simply about “trauma and the mysterious workings of the unconscious,” as New York Times critic Beatrice Loayza says?
From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026
The U.S. case against a Mexican governor is entwined with the mysterious kidnapping of Sinaloa cartel kingpin Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
Beyond helping explain mysterious radio signals, the system also offers scientists a rare opportunity to study extreme physical conditions that cannot be recreated in laboratories on Earth.
From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, or EMDR, is so mysterious that even its trained practitioners don’t fully understand how it works.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
A moment ago these mysterious adults had been in a screaming argument, but now they seemed satisfied and self-absorbed, as if each had privately declared him-or herself the winner.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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