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opaque

[oh-payk] / oʊˈpeɪk /




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New York-based Octus offers data on notoriously opaque global credit markets to more than 40,000 financial professionals, from investment banks to advisory and law firms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

But annual reports record far lower totals, among the opaque details activists wanted clarified.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

In the garb of Harry Potter, he gave a speech saying it was time to talk about the opaque power and wealth of the monarchy.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

In buildings without submeters, tenants are often billed by third-party companies that use opaque formulas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

But the skylight arching out over the hallway above showed us the night through glass opaque with greasy animal prints, bird shit, and weather.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline

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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