obscurity
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By the 2010s, the spotlight was fading and it seemed as if Pratt might slip into obscurity.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
The conversation once again put the spotlight on Mandava herself - a 26-year-old who, in less than two years, has gone from relative obscurity to one of global fashion's most watched new faces.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
But last month Ms. Ballard was thrust from obscurity into notoriety when Hachette, her publisher, announced that it was canceling her book “Shy Girl” over accusations that it was generated by artificial intelligence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
But the fact that all three trade at single-digit price-to-earnings ratios, about one-fourth Apple’s multiple, might have as much to do with their obscurity as their quality.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
But it was too remote, and soon the sport in New England moved to other mountains nearer main highways, and Moosilauke returned to a splendid obscurity.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
Vocabulary lists containing obscurity
The Maze Runner
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"The Minister's Black Veil" by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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