insidious
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The hope had been that the drug—called pelacarsen—would take on an insidious cause of heart attacks and strokes that has eluded treatment for decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Something more insidious undergirds the SEC’s proposal than its immediate effect on corporate behavior.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Instead, it has laid the groundwork for an even more insidious form of control.
From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2026
One might assume that if these bias response teams were so insidious and widespread, there would be other cases in which students had been unfairly targeted by public universities, providing a clearer instance for standing.
From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2026
It was someone else, someone more insidious than Ras.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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