cryptic
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The Los Angeles native’s cryptic social media presence is a gingerbread-crumb trail to the loveliest images you’ve never seen — but will, probably in your favorite magazine, in one to three months.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
"Because some of the communication from Fed Chair Warsh has been cryptic, and sometimes inconsistent."
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Sometimes the lyrics on “Reality Awaits” are funny and self-aware, sometimes they hint at Mr. Casablancas’s deeper concerns, and sometimes they’re cryptic and arch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
However, after a few cryptic Instagram stories, James posted on Instagram on Saturday that he did in fact, watch the superstar couple tie the knot.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
The passage can be cryptic, abstruse, arcane; these are symptoms of the curse of knowledge.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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