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mystery

[mis-tuh-ree, -tree] / ˈmɪs tə ri, -tri /


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But I do think that we should be clear, it’s not a mystery.

From Slate Aug. 16, 2026

Misfortune that brought back bad memories of last season’s mystery illness that caused Betts to lose nearly 20 pounds.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

"A lot of mystery surrounds Project Panama," Manley, from Barter Books, says.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

"If mammalian ancestors were egg-laying or viviparous has been considered an inscrutable mystery," said Gaetano.

From Science Daily Aug. 13, 2026

A century-and-a-half after it sunk the Housatonic and more than twenty years after the submarine was raised, it remains a mystery.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

Astrophysicists in India now say the latest findings from Aditya-L1, the country's first solar observation mission in space, have provided them some vital clues to unlocking those mysteries.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

The director laces a 16th-century period drama with a series of mysteries in his latest film, which centers on a samurai who rebels against the local warlord.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

Watching “Scooby-Doo” as a child, I came away with two clear ambitions for adulthood: a side gig solving mysteries and a refrigerator always full of sandwich ingredients.

From Salon Jul. 30, 2026

For a documentarian who specializes in personal movies, “Remake” feels especially revealing — both in terms of the glimpses we get of this father-son relationship and of unsolved mysteries that linger just outside the frame.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2026

Sooner or later, pilots always resorted to their hands when discussing the mysteries and secrets of flight.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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