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mystery

[mis-tuh-ree, -tree] / ˈmɪs tə ri, -tri /


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The firm has continued to commission shows - its most popular at the moment is "Below", an underwater mystery series.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

A major opportunity to investigate this mystery arrived in 2024, when Chang'e-6 became the first mission to return samples from the Moon's far side.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

In the former work, Ms. Nadon shone with poetic grandeur; in the latter, she exuded introspective mystery and a luminous presence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Heaton: It seemed to have so much warmth and mystery.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

From England, with typical understatement: “There appears to be much mystery associated with the affair.”

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

In “The Museum of Lost Things,” Mr. Kean looks back at a million years of historical mysteries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Panel shows and murder mysteries are my favorite television programs, and I now feel I’ve completed the set by having made an example of each of them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Nobel Prize-winning American researcher Karl Deisseroth is a psychiatrist, neuroscientist and bioengineer who has spent more than two decades illuminating the workings of the brain to unlock its mysteries.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

After discovering his suppressed memories, Cramer began teaching meditation classes for others seeking to unlock the mysteries of the mind.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

It’s one of the many mysteries of his house that Axel wants to know more about.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers




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