opaque
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Yet Schoenbrun’s observations are presented in the film as though they’re opaque, overloaded with smug surrealism and jam-packed with visual stimuli designed to wink and nudge at the otherwise obvious.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
Apart from his exceedingly short-term residency in the district, questions have also been raised about Flippo’s opaque finances.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
The informal mechanism has persisted, in various forms, despite criticism from countries opposed to the opaque process.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
The US has defended the third-country deals as lawful, despite rights groups criticising the arrangements as opaque and many of the deportees ultimately being repatriated.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
The three-legged German shepherd, which had been staring at him through opaque but threatening eyes, suddenly growled.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
The helmet ports were opaqued so there was no way to tell what expression went with the gesture.
From Sense of Obligation by Henry Maxwell Dempsey (AKA Harry Harrison)
"We're here first," Ihjel said, opaquing the ports and turning on the cabin lights.
From Sense of Obligation by Henry Maxwell Dempsey (AKA Harry Harrison)
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Ender's Game
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The Things They Carried
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