elusive

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The few dozen men, most in their sixties, were headed to Nagano's Lake Suwa in search of a phenomenon called "God's Crossing" that has gone from reliable to elusive in recent decades.

From Barron's

“After this week’s employment and inflation data, it is starting to look like the elusive soft landing may finally happen,” said Harvard University economist Jason Furman, in a post on X.

From MarketWatch

Homan, for whom Olympic gold has proved elusive throughout a stellar career, was floundering.

From BBC

The employment slowdown has raised concern about the health of the economy, but evidence of wider deterioration is elusive.

From BBC

Their enthralling matador and bull program set to “Paint it Black” eclipsed the season’s best they earned two days prior during the team event, but it wasn’t enough to earn elusive individual Olympic gold.

From Los Angeles Times