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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

Now, police there are allowed to ask people to remove their face covering if they "reasonably believe" they are being used to conceal their identity to commit crime or anti-social behaviour.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 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

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

However, this apparent balance conceals strong regional differences.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 25, 2026

Policymakers can’t craft effective rules if the private sector conceals the incidents that illuminate emerging risk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 23, 2025

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

I smile, glad that my hair conceals my face.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson

Since the arrest, detectives also found a second, stationary camera concealed inside a Taco Bell Cantina near where the arrest took place.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

They monitored the resulting temperature patterns with an infrared camera to determine whether the cloak could successfully redirect heat around the concealed area.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

Federal prosecutors say an OpenAI engineer concealed an encrypted audio recording device in toilet paper behind a conference-room television.

From The Wall Street Journal ● 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

Often she forgets it is even there, concealed beneath the cascading velvet.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

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

On Aug. 18, the day after prosecutors officially filed their case in court, Paul Robinson, who faces charges of felony tampering and concealing evidence, made a plea on Facebook.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Citra hesitated, then realized there was no sense in concealing it now.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman


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