masked

Example Sentences

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That spread is a warning sign that market risk is masked by stock-level volatility, and just because the S&P 500 is near its all-time highs doesn’t mean all is calm.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

Still, that is higher than May’s 4.3% national unemployment rate, and it masked some weakness in the local economy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026

Zorro, the masked vigilante of Old California, was created in 1919 by pulp writer Johnston McCulley and seems to hit the American screen about once a generation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

As the search continued, authorities released images of a masked person who was seen in security camera footage outside her home.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

The same veneer of courtliness masked the same animal impulse to see the world as it is, rather than as it should be.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis