obscure
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The tanker isn’t sanctioned by the U.S. but its ownership is obscure.
But they’ve been sequestered for so long that their origins have been obscured, allowing the public to rediscover them anew.
From Los Angeles Times
Complexity obscures risk, dilutes accountability and creates false confidence.
From MarketWatch
Complexity obscures risk, dilutes accountability and creates false confidence.
From MarketWatch
In the High North, satellites orbiting the equator can often be obscured by the curvature of the Earth, meaning fewer visible satellites than elsewhere on the planet.
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