abstruse
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The tax applies to town houses worth more than $5 million, as well as condos and co-ops valued at more than $1 million, according to the city government’s abstruse methodology—and rates are steep.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
That might sound like an abstruse philosophical argument, but he says it's a hot debate within the scientific community.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2025
The particle is part of a concept called the Higgs mechanism that was added to the standard model in the 1970s to explain an abstruse but important puzzle.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 27, 2024
They looked almost comically abstruse, as if they might be used as paddles in the hazing rituals of a math fraternity.
From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2024
Along with Goldman, Deutsche Bank was the leading market maker in abstruse mortgage derivatives.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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