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Fans were left to unscramble the letters into 12 cities: Berlin, Barcelona, Paris, Milan, London, Melbourne, Santa Monica, New York, Nashville, Chicago, Beverly Grove and Las Vegas.—
Bryan West,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Oct. 2025 -
That disappointment did not stop Burton from dominating the second chances contest, which ended with him unscrambling the pirate term Jolly Roger before any of the other players could even get out of their previous stage jail cells.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Those messages, however, are taken from the reporting party’s device only after they have been decrypted using the decryption keys available only to the reporting party.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
22 May 2026
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This strategy is called harvest now, decrypt later (HNDL).—
Ed Leavens,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Name what would feel balanced, then put the promise somewhere no one has to decode it.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 June 2026
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His research into how to decode and monitor brain signals might lead to the next generation of brain implants that allow people to control external devices through their minds.—
Yue Wang,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Armed with an adventure kit, participants are summoned to a secret location where they’re tasked with deciphering cryptic codes, uncovering hidden symbols, navigating shifting alliances and outwit enemies and operatives stationed around the campus.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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Immigration experts who were trying to decipher the news said the memo was more nuanced, leading to confusion over what the change actually entailed.—
Rebecca Santana,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2026
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