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obscurity

[uhb-skyoor-i-tee] / əbˈskyʊər ɪ ti /


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The conversation once again put the spotlight on Mandava herself - a 26-year-old who, in less than two years, has gone from relative obscurity to one of global fashion's most watched new faces.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

Aerosmith producer Jack Douglas rescued the group from obscurity after catching Cheap Trick’s act at a bowling alley in Waukesha, Wis. Impressed, he offered to help.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

They are, instead, lacunas to be reckoned with, stemming from the abiding obscurity of human psychology and deepened by the mercurial, ever-fading state of memory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

But the fact that all three trade at single-digit price-to-earnings ratios, about one-fourth Apple’s multiple, might have as much to do with their obscurity as their quality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

They soon found the road but they avoided it, preferring instead the obscurity of the wood.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz




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