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cloak

[klohk] / kloʊk /




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That creates a cloak of consistency, because people expect interventions, but it does not necessarily mean VAR is being used as originally intended, for the real howlers.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

For three glorious seasons between 1983 and 1985, ‘80s kids also had the “Dungeons & Dragons” animated series with its two girl heroes: an acrobat and a thief with an invisibility cloak.

From Salon Jun. 24, 2026

They wanted to be able to cloak this in the air of legitimacy, when it has nothing to do with what a real lawsuit would look like.

From Slate Jun. 9, 2026

“I think that irrational exuberance that we saw in the dot com era … is just window dressing to cloak what, to me, is normalizing an addictive behavior in our society,” he said.

From MarketWatch May 19, 2026

She made her way past the sleepy cows and shed her cloak at the base of the ladder so she might scurry up without getting tangled.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

"I wasn't 100% sure what it was, but in my mind it would look something like a grand coronation with ermine cloaks and gold," he said.

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

Throughout the holy city, Iranian flags can be seen printed on white pilgrims' garments, cloaks, bags and buses.

From Barron's May 25, 2026

Oaks support more than 1000 species, while maples offer food to over 300, including swallowtails and mourning cloaks.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 31, 2025

These thick cloaks of dust might dim the stars' light to the point of utter undetectability.

From Science Daily Oct. 9, 2025

She could see people in cloaks riding horses and milling around the stone streets.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu

In moments when opportunity is cloaked in nuance, we have long relied upon John Marshall, Goldman Sachs’ derivatives strategist.

From Barron's Jun. 10, 2026

They arrived on the scene cloaked in mystique—interviews were rare, photos tended to be blurry and shot from a distance.

From The Wall Street Journal May 26, 2026

If predecessor Gareth Southgate was criticised for being cloaked in conservatism and playing it safe, Tuchel's iron will in following his instincts has now effectively positioned himself as the anti-Southgate.

From BBC May 22, 2026

"We shouldn't just think dinosaurs are mammals cloaked in scales and feathers," Holtz said.

From Science Daily Feb. 27, 2026

At the same time, she looks like an in-your-face ghost or someone cloaked in a very obvious invisibility cloak.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

That amount was the subject of a Senate investigation into whether Black had intentionally overpaid Epstein, cloaking money paid for personal reasons in the guise of financial services.

From BBC Jun. 27, 2026

"This ability finds applications ranging from signal processing to invisible cloaking."

From Science Daily Jun. 12, 2026

Stirred into the steaming ditalini, the yolk turned silken and rich, cloaking the broth in the sort of luxurious texture that makes you briefly forget modern life altogether.

From Salon May 12, 2026

I’m including the comments in full because of how out of character they were for a Fed chair best known for cloaking his future decisions:

From Barron's Mar. 18, 2026

I instructed it to activate its cloaking device as soon as it dropped out of hyperspace, then locate me on the planet’s surface and land somewhere nearby.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline




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