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She is Syria's first-ever lawmaker to wear the full-face Islamic niqab veil.

From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026

While a further increase in borrowing costs is possible, Lane said the ECB isn’t committed to any rate path and is deliberately “drawing a veil over where we might go in the future.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026

“We live under a veil of fear that we didn’t live under before 9/11,” Spielberg told USA Today while promoting the film.

From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026

“Two years later I had a veil already,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

Like a groom pulling back a veil and finding no bride beneath.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

Marked by veils of heavily diluted color that are rubbed into the canvas weave to create a weightless, matte effect, its soft, evanescent surface was intended to read, Whistler said, “like breath on glass.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026

No one lies down—the chorus members don delicate face veils and hold lighted candles to show when they are sleeping.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

Draft beer, peanuts and big-screen sports... the scene is reminiscent of pubs worldwide, but in Saudi Arabia's capital, customers in white robes or black veils sip alcohol-free pints with no expectation of a hangover.

From Barron's ● Nov. 19, 2025

France banned the wearing of veils intended to conceal the face in public in 2010, with similar bans in place in Denmark, Belgium, and Austria.

From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2025

But most stunning of all: The women’s headscarves and veils were gone.

From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai

Some critics have pointed out that the company is backed by private equity firms and is taking over local storefronts while directing profits back to veiled corporate headquarters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

But so far she hasn’t stumped for him, instead lobbing veiled criticisms of Talarico’s efforts to win over Black voters.

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026

Last week, she joined a vigil at a Buddhist temple where residents prayed for peace -- a veiled plea for their homes to be spared.

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026

But at the end, a veiled reference to the need to "support victims of some of the ills that, so tragically, exist in both our societies today".

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026

With looks of veiled significance, our two white companions bade us follow.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

The U.N. rights committee said Iran should "amend or repeal laws and policies that criminalise the non-compliance with compulsory veiling... and disband the morality police".

From Reuters ● Nov. 3, 2023

She styled the tailored look with a headpiece featuring a crinoline base with a layer of tulle and merry widow veiling, adorned with a ribbon bow.

From Washington Times ● May 6, 2023

A century or more ago, strict veiling was largely limited to Iran’s upper classes.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 27, 2022

With each new season the character development wanes further, and metaphors lose more of their creative veiling.

From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2022

She lifted the cover from the pot of rice, and steam rose like a thick smoke, veiling her face.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin