opaque
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This leads to a scramble for desirable courses, and an anxiety focused on Parcoursup, which many regard as opaque.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Nearly 1,500 Myanmar migrants from Malaysia arrived in their war-torn home country on Sunday, a Myanmar Navy official said, returned under an opaque repatriation scheme.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
Those shops, including chains and mom-and-pop mechanics, are peeling ever more business away from dealerships, known for higher rates, opaque pricing and multiday waits for routine service.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
The truth, of course, lies somewhere in the middle, in the opaque unknown.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
The water, opaque with glacial sediment and only a few degrees warmer than the ice it had so recently been, was the color of wet concrete.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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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