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enigma

[uh-nig-muh] / əˈnɪg mə /


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For many Americans, the price of prescription drugs is an enigma.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

I have now spoken to more patients and doctors about why this condition remains such an enigma.

From BBC Apr. 10, 2026

Most of my book is devoted to trying to sort out this political enigma, and how the movement and its consequences might be understood.

From Salon Mar. 28, 2026

But she said the film, which goes on global release on Friday and will later be shown exclusively on Amazon Prime, would give people a look behind the enigma.

From Barron's Jan. 29, 2026

When I saw Africa again, Africa came back whole, alive, shining with remembered enigma.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

Despite decades of study, dark energy remains one of science's most puzzling enigmas.

From Science Daily Nov. 6, 2025

Helpfully, King hasn’t written any books specifically about Derry, granting the Muschiettis and co-showrunners Brad Caleb Kane and Jason Fuchs relative freedom to tease out what Andy describes as the book’s enigmas.

From Salon Oct. 26, 2025

Not that he necessarily wants those enigmas solved: “I want there to be some mystery left in the world.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2025

Under the rules, the finder has to show that they correctly solved the enigmas and did not just stumble upon the owl by chance.

From BBC Oct. 3, 2024

That there are such feminine enigmas no student of humanity will deny.

From Nevermore by Rolf Bolderwood




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