masking

Example Sentences

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But they have also bought from neighboring countries that are masking Sudanese gum as local, traders say.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

“While this may suggest a turning point in relative performance, we believe this recent momentum is masking weakness in underlying small-cap equity fundamentals,” Sagal wrote.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

Even so, the findings point to a previously overlooked communication system between nerve cells and glial cells that could eventually lead to treatments targeting chronic pain at its source instead of simply masking symptoms.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2026

The walls around Equatorial Guinea's notorious Bata prison were freshly painted salmon-pink for Pope Leo XIV's visit Wednesday, but inside there was no masking the acrid smell of sweat and urine.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

He seemed harmless, but I couldn’t shake the feeling that his accommodating manner, his eagerness to help us, was masking something unpleasant, something more sinister in him.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall