obscure
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Conservative and liberal judges alike questioned the arguments of Solicitor Gen. John Sauer, who represented the administration, saying he relied on “some pretty obscure sources,” including precedents that dated back to Roman law.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026
In distilling five decades of streetwear history, Mr. Watamanuk promises “a narrative that could be followed without an encyclopedic knowledge of all the obscure references.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
The agency, and subsequently Bondi, faced bipartisan backlash, with lawmakers accusing the justice department of failing to obscure some identifying information about survivors while protecting the identities of those who were not victims.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
“This is a relatively obscure thing, not many people pay attention to this data,” Kizemchuk said.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026
Quintilian may seem an obscure figure to us; but not to anyone educated when rhetoric was still a core part of the curriculum.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
