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Noun
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The second ground is concealment of a material fact or willful misrepresentation.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026 -
After many years of concealment in a private collection, the set was exhibited in Madrid in 2023, used as a backdrop for a series of performances in 2024 and eventually exhibited in Milan in 2025.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
27 Mar. 2026
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In a separate incident last week, an F-35 stealth fighter made an emergency landing.—
Chris Looft,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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To preserve stealth and the element of surprise, the operators might create a staging ground several miles from their objective, which might include building a makeshift landing strip.—
Sheena Samu,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Early Jewish interpreters also struggled with the fact that Rebekah’s favoritism toward Jacob and her insistence upon his subterfuge nevertheless align with God’s plan.—
Charles Preston,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
13 Mar. 2026
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This claim swayed Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh to note this version of the administration’s fabrication in his dissent, which will be forever linked to this administration’s subterfuge.—
Mark Pirie,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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More recently, the controversial designer John Galliano used the house’s reticence as a refuge to rebuild his reputation after a series of antisemitic rants led to his ouster from French fashion monolith Dior in 2011.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2026
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By November, the nation might long for a rebirth of political reticence.—
George F. Will,
Washington Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Covertness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/covertness. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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