obscurity
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The leader used X to vault from obscurity to power.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Orlando Gill continued his remarkable journey from obscurity as he became Paraguay's penalty shootout hero against Germany on Monday.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
Papers published in Science often enjoy a media moment before fading into obscurity.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026
This dreamlike work unfolds in mists of obscurity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
Centuries went by, and Vermeer fell into obscurity.
From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett
"It was a great song, and as a fan of 60s and 70s obscurities I knew it was unknown."
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2025
The song selection is a mix of well-known tunes and obscurities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2021
The unusual shape of Larsen’s story, riddled with holes and obscurities, has led many to misread her.
From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2021
Like similar volumes, “The Annotated Mrs. Dalloway” provides a scholarly and biographical introduction, lots of illustrations and extensive marginal notes that explain obscurities, identify people and places, and provide interpretive comment.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 14, 2021
He checked her chemistry work and cleared up obscurities in the Restoration plays.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
Vocabulary lists containing obscurity
The Maze Runner
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Pygmalion
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"The Minister's Black Veil" by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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