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cipher

[sahy-fer] / ˈsaɪ fər /




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Frostproof became a cipher for just how untouchable the industry had become.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Gabriel could have come across as a mere cipher in this environment, a faceless spook navigating smoke and mirrors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

“Election Day” isn’t a space, say, with complex cipher codes to untangle.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2025

Since the nascent days of filmmaking, “Nosferatu” has been a sociological cipher.

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2024

You can also take Bacon’s cipher and express it using 0 for a and 1 for b.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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