as in mysteries
something hard to understand or explain
why he chose to sink all of his money into a failing business is a real head-scratcher
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Noun
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But she's also got her own mysteries to solve.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Sep. 2025 -
The planet’s extreme inhospitality is at the heart of one of the most beguiling mysteries in planetary science.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Over time, the fate of the footage has become one of the biggest enigmas in Hollywood history.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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Unexplained aerial phenomena, commonly branded as UFOs (Unidentified Flying Objects) and more recently as UAPs (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena), remain one of history’s most enduring enigmas.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Like its predecessors, Yoshi and the Mysterious Book will likely be one of Nintendo’s more accessible games, filled with simple puzzles and exploration that don’t require much precision.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
12 Sep. 2025
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The precise physics behind ULXs remains one of astronomy's enduring puzzles, and each galaxy that hosts them, including NGC 7456, can provide key clues.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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