conceal
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The suit will claim that federal agents lied about the incident and that the purpose of the government’s prosecution was to conceal agents’ behavior the day of the shooting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
Nor, he said, would the retailer’s AI shopping assistant, Sparky, use information customers shared to raise prices or conceal cheaper options.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026
Khyliuk claimed that soon after their transfer to Pakino, Hubbard was hidden to conceal his condition from a team of International Red Cross visitors.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
"Our observations show that what appears to be a typical short gamma-ray burst can actually conceal a much longer and richer episode of activity at soft X-ray energies."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
I can conceal you if you take my hand, but I will not delay this hunt yet again.
From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi
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The same reported salary conceals a tenfold difference in the effect on earnings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
The presidency is a skin suit that barely conceals this ambition.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026
However, this apparent balance conceals strong regional differences.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 25, 2026
Under the floorboards of her closet, Smith conceals “glittering refuse I had scavenged from trash bins, fragments of costume jewelry, rosary beads,” along with a blue toothbrush she’s invested with magical powers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2025
She conceals the length of hair she has been braiding in her pocket, scowling as she knows she will have to rebraid the entire piece because her concentration was broken.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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According to a Richmond Police Department social media post on Tuesday, officers responded to the area of 16th Street and Livingston Avenue to a report of a man walking around with a concealed rifle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
Rather than actively chasing prey, the snake may have relied on ambush tactics, remaining concealed until another animal came within striking distance.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
According to the complaint, Alfozan "allegedly concealed a covert recording device inside his employer's executive conference room to secretly capture sensitive communications," FBI Director Kash Patel said in a statement.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Federal prosecutors alleged Tuesday that the suspect, a 35-year-old man named Abdulrahman Alfozan, concealed the small black device in toilet paper and hid it behind a television in an OpenAI conference room in late September.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
The many potted specimens created a jungled grotto on the far side of the dining room, and the diners within, if any, were well concealed by the delicately swaying fronds.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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Nunez warned that protesters would not be allowed to wear masks concealing their faces.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
For this bookstore is also concealing a speakeasy of sorts, a secluded cafe and bar with multiple themed spaces and a two-story tree with glowing books growing out of its branches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
Android competitors offer larger inner display areas, but Apple focuses heavily on the quality of the hinge and concealing the crease where the phone folds rather than sheer screen real estate, analysts say.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
But this week, the soccer world learned just how City spent nine years concealing the true sources of its income to bankroll one of the most expensive rosters ever to take the pitch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
So I’d slip into the backyard and sit in the tire swing, with the huge old oak tree concealing me.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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