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The word “DeFiant” was a coy wink to this idea of decentralized currency, known as DeFi, the ostensible rationale for the new Trump–Witkoff platform.

From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026

But Peter Ricketts, the UK's Bayeux Tapestry envoy, remained coy about the exact date the "incredibly fragile object" would arrive from its home in northern France for a major exhibition at the British Museum.

From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026

Zendaya addresses those AI-generated pictures depicting her marriage to fiancé Tom Holland while also remaining coy about whether they really tied the knot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

O'Neill has taken interim charge twice this season after the departures of Brendan Rodgers and Wilfried Nancy, but remains coy as to whether Saturday will be his final match in charge.

From BBC ● May 22, 2026

The coy smile was still in place, but he wasn’t looking at her, and she left dissatisfied.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer

One of the prominent members is Yuri Barsakov, whose coyer is the Izvestia News Agency.

From Time Magazine Archive

Unlike his coyer colleagues, Wilson was never afraid to turn his searchlight on himself.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sir: You have so frightened the South African government by your coyer story that they cannot make up their minds whether or not to let us read it.

From Time Magazine Archive

Let the winter mulch not only coyer the row, but reach a foot on either side.

From Success with Small Fruits by Edward Payson Roe

Boil slowly for an hour in water to coyer.

From How to Cook Fish by Myrtle Reed

In exchange, the U.S. was offering only the coyest of hints about possible cutbacks in its own future programs.

From Time Magazine Archive

The following year, all the kiddie stars were lisping the lyrics of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, and 1952 brought the coyest Christmas hit, I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus.

From Time Magazine Archive

To him, language is fundamentally the language of love: man wooing meaning, down to the coyest nuance, the most maidenly scruple.

From Time Magazine Archive

But just as often, he can suggest Louella Parsons at her coyest: "Soon Sinatra will give her a white poodle which she calls 'Maf,' for she is forever teasing Sinatra about his connections."

From Time Magazine Archive

Still deign to play the charmer, dear,   Blush while you're thinking of me, Breathe coyest wordlets in mine ear,   But don't confess you love me!

From Cap and Gown A Treasury of College Verse by Frederic Lawrence Knowles