enigma
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For many Americans, the price of prescription drugs is an enigma.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
Clarke's team are becoming a bit of an enigma, a curiosity that's hard to read.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2026
While much of “Fatherland” feels underdeveloped, it is to Ms. Shorr’s credit that she has let Martin remain a disturbing enigma.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
It’s Seyfried who elevates “The Housemaid” from guilty pleasure status, making it an exhilarating enigma at one moment and genuinely affecting the next.
From Salon ● Jan. 31, 2026
Mabel’s life after her escape was an enigma.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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It pitted the “unfledged, unarmed chemist” on one side, while “on the other side, responding with enigmas, stood Matter.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Despite decades of study, dark energy remains one of science's most puzzling enigmas.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2025
There are all these enigmas still lingering, enigmas intentionally left unresolved in the book.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2025
It reportedly contained a joking reference that "enigmas never age" and allegedly ended with the words: "A pal is a wonderful thing. Happy Birthday - and may every day be another wonderful secret."
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2025
He was talking enigmas to Miss Holt, who went into the parlour and left him in the patio to talk to himself if he would.
From Miranda of the Balcony A Story by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodle) Mason
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