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conceal

[kuhn-seel] / kənˈsil /


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The cloak can conceal objects with a wide variety of shapes, regardless of the direction from which heat approaches.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

One particularly important goal is to conceal objects that produce heat themselves, rather than only protecting them from heat originating outside the cloak.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

According to the case file seen by AFP, their consortium used shell companies and Albanian and foreign nationals, notably Dutch and Italian, to conceal the identity of the real owners of the concessions.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Viet Tan called their arrest a "blatant fabrication intended to conceal the fact that the Viet Tan members were abducted in Cambodia and forcibly taken to Vietnam".

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

The third, and most crucial, was to conceal any hint that she was a hacker too.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

The presidency is a skin suit that barely conceals this ambition.

From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026

This feels like a benefit because it conceals from patients the true cost of their care, while its shortcomings relative to other countries are noticeable only to policy nerds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026

The production, directed by CTG’s artistic director, Snehal Desai, is drenched in glitz and glamour that conceals its darker themes — until it doesn’t.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2026

However, this apparent balance conceals strong regional differences.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 25, 2026

That evening, Marlena conceals her black eye with pancake makeup and does her liberty act.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

But the Rays recognized that Baker’s ordinary statistics concealed a changeup that might become the ultimate weapon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 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 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

The paintings were hidden behind a solid cinder-block wall and concealed so well that they were discovered only during a second search.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

Did her sister also have a real self concealed behind a breaking wave, and did she spend time thinking about it, with a finger held up to her face?

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

Lawyers for Abramovich have said that he denies evading tax or concealing his fortune.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 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

Hartnett plays the hapless man well but his naivety could be concealing something more sinister, as it did in the M. Night Shyamalan thriller “Trap.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

In 1998, Max was sentenced to community service teaching art in Harlem and a $30,000 fine after prosecutors charged him with concealing $714,000 in income from art sales between 1988 and 1991.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

“I could no longer cooperate in concealing this information from the American people. I took this action on my initiative, and I am prepared for the consequences.”

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin


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