inscrutable
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"If mammalian ancestors were egg-laying or viviparous has been considered an inscrutable mystery," said Gaetano.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
But hearing it gives more context to the song's inscrutable title – borrowed from a phrase Lightbody's father had used about his son's hapless love life.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Telecasts became crowded with inscrutable advanced metrics and probabilities.
From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2026
Mr. Macmillan doesn’t lose sight of the central truths about clinical depression: that the causes are often inscrutable, its persistence can be intractable, and temporary relief often leads only to recurrence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
Faces hovered above me like inscrutable fish peering myopically through a glass aquarium wall.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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