veil
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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
The agriculture minister has called for an end to the "veil of secrecy" surrounding animal dumping incidents.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Abby Rodriguez, left, holds her wedding veil that she is lending Sophie Janinet, right, for her upcoming wedding.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
Cassiopeia wriggled with excitement, for there was only one person this side of the veil who baked in this particular kind of way.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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