obscure
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But there are also some more obscure races on the L.A.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 30, 2026
The stock market will face stiff headwinds over the next 12 months, according to an obscure indicator with an enviable track record.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 27, 2026
The extra lunar light, however, may obscure some of the meteors, so be patient and leave time for your eyes to adjust.
From BBC β Oct. 23, 2026
The United States and allies warned in July that North Korean workers were using AI tools to further obscure their true identities.
From Barron's β Oct. 22, 2026
“It means that I, Miss Penelope Lumley, am the singular person whom the author of this volume hopes to lure to that obscure and little-trafficked Gallery Seventeen.”
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
Or as Folger’s artistic director, Janet Griffin, said to me one time, in reference to another of Shakespeare’s obscurer dramas, “Pericles”: “We are looking for what the play is saying to us today.”
From Washington Post β Apr. 27, 2017
I suggested moving to an obscurer table in the rear.
From The Guardian β Jun. 19, 2010
Even her obscurer books have something about them that attracts popular attention, for more than most stylists, she writes about the common gist of things.
From Time Magazine Archive
There he demanded one of the obscurer works of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Could we," says Dr. Kennett, "trace the obscurer footsteps of our own charity-schools, the finger of God would be as evidently in them."
From Notes and Queries, Number 210, November 5, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by George Bell
Feel grateful we live in a time when the obscurest, niche-iest, weirdest series you love got a chance to exist.
From Slate β Dec. 20, 2018
"The obscurest epoch is today," wrote Robert Louis Stevenson.
From Time Magazine Archive
Coetzee calls him "the obscurest of the obscure, so obscure as to be a prodigy."
From Time Magazine Archive
The obscurest and humblest person has a fair field for competition.
From Popular Education For the use of Parents and Teachers, and for Young Persons of Both Sexes by Ira Mayhew
Rich and poor knelt together upon their marble pavements, and the imperial altar welcomed the obscurest artisan.
From Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. by Margaret Fuller
Military authorities put effort into messaging that ultimately obscures responsibility and causality, and family members who speak out sometimes fear real repercussions for themselves and loved ones.
From Salon β Sep. 19, 2026
There’s a certain philosophy to dressing the body in Japan where the clothing obscures the body.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 11, 2026
The next time the Moon obscures as much of the Sun on the British Isles will be in 2081, and the next total solar eclipse in the UK will be in 2090.
From BBC β Aug. 11, 2026
“The lag obscures the connection, but it doesn’t break it. Retirees on fixed incomes managing multiple prescriptions need to understand that today’s oil prices are tomorrow’s drug costs.”
From Barron's β Apr. 15, 2026
The fog obscures the early morning joggers and the lone practitioners of tai chi.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
That disturbance could have helped trigger the enormous release of material that later formed dust and obscured part of the star's light.
From Science Daily β Nov. 4, 2026
She added that the scaffolding meant she sometimes had to keep the lights on during the day, particularly in her son's bedroom which is obscured by a metal guard.
From BBC β Oct. 29, 2026
That’s what happens when a subject is obscured by layers of semi-permeable barriers of their own making: Eventually, the image distorts.
From Salon β Oct. 28, 2026
Euripides’ portrayal of Medea as a child-killing figure of fury has obscured the nuances of a more complicated mythological story.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 26, 2026
Jacob was careful to keep clear of any hints of his religion and therefore obscured his own story as much as possible.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
However, fog could be an additional issue, forming in any areas where skies remain clear for any length of time, obscuring the view.
From BBC β Nov. 7, 2026
Natural climate patterns can temporarily make the planet warmer or cooler, potentially obscuring longer trends.
From Science Daily β Oct. 30, 2026
He feels he has no choice but to keep up with other dealers in his area, even if his competitors are obscuring fees and add-ons, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 20, 2026
The firm has also been accused of obscuring its production processes from the public eye.
From Barron's β Aug. 24, 2026
He’s pushing trunks against the wall, obscuring Camel.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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