obscurity

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The New York Times’ crossword is synonymous with its current editor, Will Shortz, who gave the puzzle a refresh in the 1990s, jettisoning academic jargon and obscurities in favor of layered puns and pop-culture references.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s a vision that feels almost Edenic: two creations living in sunlit obscurity, eating fruit from the trees, sleeping on beds of leaves, wanting nothing more than to be left alone.

From Salon

Rather than ushering the victim to the next life, this shunts him further into obscurity and ignominy.

From The Wall Street Journal

But if anti-Muslim bigotry dominated the five boroughs, Mr. Mamdani, a proud Muslim, wouldn’t have come from obscurity to national prominence.

From The Wall Street Journal

And “The Godfather,” the No. 1 box office hit of 1972, plucked Keaton from stage obscurity to give the fledgling screen actor its crucial final shot, a close-up.

From Los Angeles Times