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veil

[veyl] / veɪl /




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Instead it helps bring home the horror movie’s big theme about the transcendence of art for oppressed people, including “music so true it can pierce the veil between life and death.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The idea that the mind behind the anaesthetic veil is not entirely silent has long intrigued scientists.

From BBC

Clarence Dillon was portrayed in the press as a model investment banker, but his public image veiled a darker reality.

From The Wall Street Journal

Several female celebrities and activists have also in recent months posted photos of themselves on social media without the veil.

From Reuters

It’s not an exaggeration to say that a decade or so ago, the place heaved with a thinly veiled, light beer-and-cigars sexism.

From Washington Post