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enigma

[uh-nig-muh] / əˈnɪg mə /


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Clarke's team are becoming a bit of an enigma, a curiosity that's hard to read.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Most of my book is devoted to trying to sort out this political enigma, and how the movement and its consequences might be understood.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

Mueller, who served as a Marine, was something of an enigma even to aides and was rarely spotted on the social circuit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

But she said the film, which goes on global release on Friday and will later be shown exclusively on Amazon Prime, would give people a look behind the enigma.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

And there it would remain—the mystery, in his mind—exhaling enigma for years to come.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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