elusive
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In a tournament that for the first time will feature 48 teams, Mexico’s challenge remains at least reaching the elusive quarterfinals.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
Hegseth's remarks came as a peace deal between the United States and Iran to end their war remained elusive.
From Barron's • May 30, 2026
By carefully arranging tiny particles of silver into custom-built structures, they created and stabilized a previously elusive state of matter that had existed only in theoretical models.
From Science Daily • May 30, 2026
Brilliant, elusive and charming when he wants to be, Hannibal may have come closer than any other cultural icon to humanizing this tribe of dietary renegades.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
I try desperately to make sense of an elusive fragment of memory.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
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