opacity
Example Sentences
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Transparency is a hallmark of good tax policy; opacity is its enemy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
The experience of the nonagency mortgage-backed securities market before the 2008 financial crisis shows how opacity can enable misrepresentations of asset quality, erode investor confidence and contribute to market unraveling.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
With the stakes as high as they are, the president's opacity is notable.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
In this context, opacity feels comfortable and commonplace.
From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026
But in successive turns you grow an opacity, a pearl-like glow whose surface can repel all manner of heat and light.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
Vocabulary lists containing opacity
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