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obfuscate

[ob-fuh-skeyt, ob-fuhs-keyt] / ˈɒb fəˌskeɪt, ɒbˈfʌs keɪt /


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Many of them were shell companies to obfuscate the trail of oil and money.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

“I was completely OK with it,” she said, adding that the final report “did not in any way obfuscate anything.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

While Ferguson gets ample time to obfuscate, other, better scholars get little time to squeeze in some truth.

From Salon • Nov. 1, 2025

In court documents, Mr Garcia's lawyers accused the US government of trying to "delay, obfuscate and flout court orders, while a man's life and safety is at risk".

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2025

Firstly because he had no idea what obfuscate meant.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill




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