murky

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It estimated that 66 percent of the around $5.5 billion generated by mining each year was controlled by political elites working in cahoots with organized crime through murky public-private "strategic alliances."

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

On a wet and murky week at Lord's, what happens if the home side find themselves three down inside the first hour on Thursday morning?

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Justice Department staff saw murky drinking water come out of the tap in the women’s housing unit.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

The sequel’s tone is starkly different from the original film; it’s far less of an evergreen fashion fantasy than a timely drama, charting a course through the media and art world’s murky futures.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

Then we watched as she anchored her paddle against the murky lake’s floor and pushed the little boat away from the shore.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall