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Noun
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Governor does not comment on hypotheticals, spokesman says DeWine's reticence on the guard question came a little more than a half hour into a press conference called to announce a new agreement for the state patrol to assist crime-fighting in Cincinnati.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
10 Sep. 2025 -
As a result, no one can be blamed for approaching this latest entry in the multibillion-dollar franchise with reticence.—
Simon Thompson,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The trial was a kangaroo circus packed with sophism, subterfuge, and courtroom chicanery.—
Manuel Muñoz,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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Maybe Payton’s running the best preseason subterfuge campaign ever to make Estime look bad on film.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
17 Aug. 2025
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Instead of encouraging students to wrestle with opposing views, many campuses reward silence or groupthink.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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This time, DaBaby sits nearby, watching in silence before stepping in to stop the attack and hand the assailant over to police.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Ay, the superb slyness of that last response!—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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While the classic grounds for denaturalization include concealment of criminal histories or material lies in the naturalization process, there are growing indications that serious tax fraud may be viewed as evidence that naturalization was procured illegally or fraudulently.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The containerized system also supports camouflage and concealment in contested environments.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Sep. 2025
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First was a catch-and-run on a short third-and-7 pass near midfield, using his shiftiness to create space with Notre Dame cornerback Karson Hobbs prior to the catch.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
2 Sep. 2025
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Every actor works within a range that’s believable to them as performers, even Covino’s hangdog shiftiness as Paul, and Covino, as director, doesn’t push them outside of their comfort zone.—
Katie Walsh,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
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The Rise of Predictive Platforms Ray Security’s recent emergence from stealth, backed by $11 million in seed funding, shows how this vision is taking shape.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The company, which is called Hiverge, emerged from stealth today with $5 million in seed funding, led by Flying Fish Ventures with participation from Ahren Innovation Capital and Alpha Intelligence Capital.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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But even if the plant slowly returns to life, the sense of betrayal in South Korea – and a new wariness among companies there to invest in the US – may linger far longer.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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As an epic celebration of imperialism, colonialization, and warfare, the Aeneid is often viewed with justifiable wariness by twenty-first-century readers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Furtiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/furtiveness. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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