murky
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For now, the path forward looks as murky as ever.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
But some Chinese nationals have reported facing murky travel restrictions for years.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Still, though it wakes up when we get to the storming of the Bastille, economically but effectively rendered, and, later the Reign of Terror, in between it can turn into a murky, mopey slog.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
Dubbed a "one-woman WikiLeaks", Caruana Galizia had exposed corruption at the highest level in the country, shining a spotlight on murky links between Malta's business and political elites.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
Alexander slid off his wolf and stepped delicately through the murky puddle.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
Ekerdt estimates most homes hold tens of thousands of things, each with its own meaning, and once you add a spouse’s things into the mix, sovereignty over what stays and what goes gets even murkier.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
Yet once companies have captured the low-hanging fruit, the road forward may get murkier.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
“The truth is murkier and that feels current.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
If you’re looking at a flight later than this summer, the picture is murkier, but it probably makes sense to hold off for a few weeks if the ticket price is really high.
From Slate ● May 12, 2026
As the decade wore on and they delved more deeply into the intricacies of atomic structure, their picture of the natural world grew only murkier.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
The first, “From Dystopia to Our Declaration” by Nijawwon Matthews, is the murkiest.
From New York Times ● Feb. 7, 2024
HKU1 has the murkiest evolutionary history, but its genetic sequence clusters close to the murine hepatitis virus, suggesting it has a rodent origin.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 11, 2024
Gravity-powered, the sleek stainless steel system cleans even the murkiest pond water of viruses, bacteria, pathogens and other nastiness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2018
The fate of the Dhammazedi Bell is one of Myanmar's murkiest mysteries and for some Burmese a lifelong obsession.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2014
I had seen the number on the radio in Greg’s memory only a few hours earlier, burning brightly through even the murkiest clouds of his thoughts.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
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