mystery
Example Sentences
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The mystery remains difficult to solve because the full sequence of events that led to life is impossible to observe directly and extremely challenging to recreate.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
Based on real events, “Sherwood” is both a murder mystery and a contemplation of the damage done by class-based strife and longheld grudges, often based on misinformation.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Warsh’s confirmation testimony cut through the fog: inflation is not an act of God, a shipping-container mystery, or a Gulf headline.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026
The solution to that mystery seems entangled with the search for a stolen painting; it appears to Clare that someone is trying to frame her for several crimes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
I’m mighty grateful for your help piecing together this mystery.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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