obscure
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But some U.S.-based traders have found workarounds, like using a virtual private network, or VPN, which can obscure a user’s location.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
The delicate pitter-patter of a drum’s cymbal is the only sound to break through the thick brick wall of the obscure performance venue, Sun Space, and reach the wide, desolate Sunland Boulevard.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
Hedge fund managers are famed for their complex bets on obscure assets.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
He charms the staff with his knowledge of these obscure machines – pointing out the bellows that power a church organ, and the pneumatic underpinnings of a piano roll player.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
Across America, ophthalmologists rediscovered an obscure and risky procedure called radial keratotomy, and there was a boom in surgery to correct small impairments of vision.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Vocabulary lists containing obscure
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