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mystery

[mis-tuh-ree, -tree] / ˈmɪs tə ri, -tri /


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Firth is said to be central to the plot, setting in motion a chain of events that are central to the show's mystery.

From BBC

Whether they are officially married is, of course, a mystery.

From Los Angeles Times

But the mystery was why they would automatically fear it.

From Literature

No sooner are we confronted with life’s most painful mysteries—the inevitability of death; the inevitability, too, of the failure of love—than she interrupts her own narrative with editorializing.

From The Wall Street Journal

To solve this mystery, the international research team led by the Sea Mammal Research Unit at the University of St Andrews used genetic testing to determine paternity.

From Science Daily