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inconspicuous

[in-kuhn-spik-yoo-uhs] / ˌɪn kənˈspɪk ju əs /


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This regression is usually “incremental and often inconspicuous, spanning years or even decades,” the report’s authors write.

From Slate Mar. 17, 2026

A heated mattress pad can offer many of the same benefits, often with separate zones for two sleepers, and with inconspicuous wiring.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 23, 2026

The England party was hardly inconspicuous, drinking by the side of the road, with plenty wearing traditional Akubra hats that became the uniform of the holiday.

From BBC Dec. 21, 2025

Microsoft is set to profit from AI in two ways, Guggenheim said—one obvious and the other more inconspicuous.

From Barron's Oct. 27, 2025

I tried to remain inconspicuous in the newsroom, but one of the typesetters, a crabbed, chain-smoking woman who always wore a hairnet, took a dislike to me.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls




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