elusive

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Arsenal's Rice wins my vote as player of the year for his consistently high quality and leadership as Mikel Arteta's side go in search of elusive trophies.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

The ring’s elusive AI wasn’t sharing the answer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Melania Trump has been taking on an increasingly public-facing role in recent months, after being an initially elusive presence at the White House early in her husband's second term.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Proving that in any individual case remains elusive.

From Slate • Mar. 22, 2026

It is a powerful—if limited—tool that uses statistical techniques to identify otherwise elusive correlations.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt