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opacity

[oh-pas-i-tee] / oʊˈpæs ɪ ti /
NOUN
cloudiness
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The US firm said earlier this year that investors had raised concerns about "ongoing opacity in shareholding structures" as well as co-ordinated trading behaviour that affected price information.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Such opacity makes the ships difficult to police.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Some analysts, however, argue that opacity in decision-making creates more uncertainty for markets.

From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026

But if it’s part of a larger pattern of opacity, instability and conflicting messaging, something larger might be coming down the pike.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 12, 2026

The opacity and complexity of the bond market was, for big Wall Street firms, a huge advantage.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

When Sovannarie was 3 months old, her parents noticed something unusual about their daughter: white opacities in both pupils.

From Salon ● Dec. 11, 2022

I think that’s what’s super fun about it: You can create so much depth in a nail from different opacities of color, where you can’t get that with a flat paint.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2021

The panels come in different opacities — some are clear, while others block more UV light for sun protection.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 25, 2021

She ordered a scan of my lungs to see if ground-glass opacities, or light-colored patches, appeared, a sign that Covid had affected my lungs.

From New York Times ● Jan. 21, 2021

How far more subtle the appeal of these grey and dun-coloured opacities, these tent-cloths of fog pressed out into uncouth, dumbly pathetic shapes by the struggle for existence that seethes below it always—always!

From Wandering Heath by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch


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