cryptic
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It can’t be because he’s not a pocket passer, checked out of plays, or stoic and cryptic.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026
For a fight negotiated so publicly for so many years, the familiar mix of claims, counter-claims and cryptic posts had returned almost immediately.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Scientists call this type of organism a cryptic species, meaning it looks very similar to related species despite having significant genetic differences.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
In between the book’s linked stories, Ms. Daanje inserts excerpts from those scant archives—Millicent’s letters, the poems and cryptic jottings from Eliza May’s notebooks—as well as passages from various later biographies of the Draydens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Other group members stored their bodily fluids in baby-food jars or wrote cryptic messages on packaged skirt steaks.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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