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mask

[mask, mahsk] / mæsk, mɑsk /




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At the same time, strong gains for AI-linked stocks have helped to mask much of this pain.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

But All-Pro safety Derwin James Jr. let the mask slip a bit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

The reporters saw Bechi wearing a mask and sitting beside his father.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

He wore a dark hoodie cinched around his face and a rubber mask that obscured everything but his eyes.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

It was, in many instances, the most powerful mask she owned, more powerful than her true face.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

Around 1944, Evans’s clowns transform into her signature symmetrical, archetypal masks and mandalas—totemic images and icons that feel urgent, primeval and alive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

The eight-piece group, known for performing in masks, will be joined by the US rock musician during their shows at London's Wembley Stadium and multiple dates of the South American leg of the tour.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

For southern Canada, much of the US and northern Mexico, day becomes twilight and breathing outdoors without masks becomes increasingly difficult.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

Assistance included air purifiers, air conditioners, masks, grocery gift cards, cash assistance offers, temporary relocation and assistance paying utility bills, which rose for many as their electricity needs increased, he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

“You and your sister can’t trust him. He’ll destroy everything. He’s all masks and lies.”

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

A local resident who rang the police said she saw a group of masked men near the vans, which were blocking a road in a village next to the military base.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Others told BBC Punjabi of seeing masked or unfamiliar people inside the university.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Images posted by the interior minister showed police inside a home in an upscale Guayaquil neighborhood accompanied by masked American soldiers wearing U.S. flags stitched onto the shoulder of their uniforms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

A masked chorus, moving with the coordination of a Broadway musical ensemble, gives voice to the anxiety and grief of the collective.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Half a small face, topped with muddy brown hair and masked with thick metal-rimmed glasses, jutted out from behind Mrs. Trotter’s mammoth hip.

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson

He looked sideways at CEOs’ request for industry regulation, saying that the move might be a “Trojan Horse” masking their true intentions.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

Many cope by masking or camouflaging — suppressing autistic traits in order to fit in.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

She sees masking research as part of a "refreshing change" as autistic academics "bring lived experience into research".

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

And the gains from AI are masking more normal earnings elsewhere, some analysts said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

He lets the others fall to the ground and then starts taping, ripping off the masking tape with his teeth.

From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan




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