riddle
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A 48-46 defeat, settled by a France penalty with the clock in the red, only adds to the riddle.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
Ms. von der Leyen last year commissioned a report from Mario Draghi, former central banker and Italian prime minister, to solve the riddle.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025
In fact, they immediately set themselves on the task of pleasing Carol and those like her, along with solving the riddle of their immunity, so they can absorb the stragglers into their joy amoeba.
From Salon • Nov. 26, 2025
"We can therefore explain why some viscous magmas flow out gently instead of exploding, despite their high gas content -- a riddle that's been puzzling us for a long time," says Bachmann.
From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2025
“I don’t understand enigmas. I never could guess a riddle in my life.”
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Vocabulary lists containing riddle
"Macbeth" Vocabulary from Act III
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This Week In Words: March 21–27, 2020
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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