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conceal

[kuhn-seel] / kənˈsil /


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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

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

"They are very sensitive to such measures because they could expose information that the regime has sought to conceal -- the realities of South and North Korea."

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

Was he pretending to be jealous to conceal the fact that he was?

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

Taiwan, once widely known as Formosa, conceals a remarkable natural world within its steep and rugged interior.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026

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

Heusinger’s James has a seductive earnestness that conceals some shocking character developments.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 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

Then, as now, discussions about AI “consciousness” concealed a basic category error.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

They successfully concealed intricate three-dimensional geometries, including detailed shapes resembling human heads.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 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

“I must refuse,” answered Taran with a smile that ill concealed his anxiety.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander

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

On Wednesday, prosecutors from eight US states also sued ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, a rival AI lab that could go public next year, for allegedly concealing certain risks and implementing inadequate safeguards.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Both were accused of concealing the dangers of their very profitable products.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

A man has been charged with concealing his identity at a protest in Portsmouth, after police warned they would arrest demonstrators using face masks and coverings.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

The hall was lit with dozens of torches, dancing and fluttering, casting strange shadows over the hundred feasters, either revealing their true nature or concealing it—one can never tell.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz


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